SECTION 260:25-15-40. Enforced leave

(a)   The Appointing Authority may grant a probationary or permanent employee time off from regular duties, with compensation for absence necessary when some member of his or her immediate family or household requires the employee's care because of illness or injury, or in the case of death in the immediate family or household or in the case of personal disaster. Enforced leave shall be charged against the employee's sick leave and may not be granted in excess of accumulated sick leave. The number of days granted will be governed by the circumstance of the case, but in no event shall they exceed 10 working days in any calendar year.

(b)   Immediate Family is defined as spouse, children, parents, brothers, sisters, including step, grand, half, foster, or in-law relationships.

(c)   Household is defined as those persons who reside in the same home, who have reciprocal duties and provide financial support for one another. This term shall include foster children and legal wards even if they do not live in the household. The term does not include persons sharing the same general house or when the living style is primarily that of a dormitory or commune.

(d)   Personal Disaster is defined as an unforeseeable, catastrophic event such as the destruction of the employee's residence.

[Source: Added at 31 Ok Reg 1346, eff 9-12-14]