6.8 | Sick Time

Cough, cough. Sneeze, sneeze. We’re sorry you’re feeling under the weather but don’t worry, we got you covered. CTC provides paid sick leave benefits to full-time, part-time, temporary, and other Entrepreneurs who are not covered by a collective bargaining agreement that provides similar paid sick leave benefits, and that have worked for CTC in California for at least 30 days within a year (referred to as “Covered Entrepreneurs”).

Covered Entrepreneurs receive 24 hours or 3 days of paid sick time each calendar year.  Unused sick leave benefits do not carry over from year to year.

Covered Entrepreneurs may use their accrued sick leave benefits to take paid time off due to their own illness or injury or preventive care.  Generally, Entrepreneurs use such leave in a minimum increment of 2 hours.  If an Entrepreneur  has used all of his or her sick time, accrued paid time off may be used.

Sick time can be used to attend to the diagnosis, care, or treatment of an existing health condition or preventive care for illnesses of their child, parent, spouse, registered domestic partner, grandparents, grandchildren, or siblings.  For purposes of this policy, the term “child” means a biological, foster or adopted child, a stepchild, a legal ward, or a child to whom the Entrepreneur stands in loco parentis.  The term “parent” means a biological, foster, or adoptive parent, a stepparent, a legal guardian of the Entrepreneur or the Entrepreneur’s spouse or registered domestic partner, or a person who stood in loco parentis when the Entrepreneur  was a minor child. The term “spouse” means a legal spouse, as defined by state law.

Covered Entrepreneurs who are victims of domestic violence, stalking, or sexual assault may also use their accrued sick leave benefits to take paid time off to seek related aid, treatment, or assistance.

Any Entrepreneur  who foresees the need to use accrued sick leave and miss work must provide reasonable advance written or verbal notice to CTC, so that alternative arrangements can be made.  If the need for sick leave is unforeseeable, the Entrepreneur must notify CTC as soon as practicable.  An Entrepreneur’s failure to contact CTC may result in discipline, up to and including termination.  Fraudulent use of sick leave or failure to properly report sick leave may subject the Entrepreneur to disciplinary action, up to and including termination.

Accrued but unused paid sick leave is not payable at termination of employment.