802.0810
MISCELLANEOUS LEAVE
A.
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) – When exempt employees are absent from work for
less than one scheduled workday and their accumulated leave is insufficient to
cover the partial day of absence, they shall be placed on FLSA leave with pay
for the period of absence.
B.
Court Duty – Court duty leave with pay shall be granted to regular employees for
the purpose of serving on a jury or as a witness. Such leave shall be granted upon presentation of official orders
from the appropriate court.
C.
Voting – Employees of Georgia Perimeter College are encouraged to exercise
their constitutional right to vote in all federal, state, and local
elections. If election polls are not
open at least two (2) hours before or two (2) hours after an employee’s
normally scheduled work shift, sufficient leave time must be granted to permit
the employee to vote. In this instance,
employees will grant the employee a two-hour block of time in which to vote, if
needed.
D.
Military Physical Examination – Any regular employee required by Federal law to
take a military physical examination shall be paid for any time lost to take
such an examination.
E.
Personal Leave – At the discretion of the President, personal leave of absence without
pay for periods not to exceed one year may be approved. Such approved personal leave shall allow the
employee the right to elect to continue group insurance benefits.
F.
Leave for Organ and Marrow Donation – Each employee who serves as an organ donor
for the purpose of transplantation shall receive a leave of absence with pay
for thirty days. Each employee who
serves as a bone marrow donor for the purpose of transplantation shall receive
a leave of absence with pay for seven days. Leave taken under this provision
shall not be charged against or deducted from an employee’s accrued annual or
sick leave. Such leave shall be
included as service in computing any retirement or pension benefits. This provision shall apply only to an
employee who actually donates an organ or marrow and who presents to the Office
of Human Resources a statement from a licensed medical practitioner or hospital
administrator that the employee is making an organ or marrow donation.
G.
Other Leave – In the event of inclement weather or any emergency which requires
leaves of absence of employees, the President may declare leave with or without
pay.