EMPLOYEE HANDBOOK

disciplinary action. Verification of bereavement may be required.

D. EXTENDED ABSENCE Due to DOT requirements, if an employee has been absent for thirty (30) calendar days or more, return-to-duty testing must be conducted, to include Livescan, and drug/alcohol testing. E. DEFINITION TERMS: 1. Abuse of Leave: Using leave days for reasons other than prescribed in policy or contract. 2. Unexcused Absence: A day away from work without proper authorization and/or prior approval. 3. Personal Necessity Leave: A day absent from work, with prior approval, of the supervisor and in accordance with the contract. 4. Job abandonment: When an employee is absent from duty for a period of more than three (3) days without notifying the Agency. Disciplinary action for job abandonment may result in the termination of the employee on the first offense. F. DISCIPLINARY OPTIONS The following is a list of alternatives actions in the event that disciplinary action is required. These alternatives are not listed in mandatory sequence of steps to be taken by the Agency. In cases of serious violation(s), the Agency may choose to select the disciplinary step.

1. Written documentation placed in the employee's personnel file. 2. Suspension without pay. 3. Reassignment. 4. Removal from field trips. 5. Recommendation for termination.

G. ADMINSTRATIVE LEAVE Employee on Administrative Leave may be placed on a temporary leave with pay pending investigation, disciplinary action or hearing. H. INJURY ON THE JOB An employee who has sustained a job-related injury or illness shall report the injury to the immediate supervisor (and the Human Resources Administrator) on the Employee Injury Form located on the Employee Portal no later than the next scheduled workday following the accident or as soon as possible.

I. PARKING Employees will select their parking space at Bid by seniority every year.

1. Employees will forfeit their parking space if it is not regularly utilized and will not receive another parking space until Bid the following year. 2. Parking spaces that become available during the year will be awarded by the seniority list to the next person that does not have a space. 3. Parking spaces are not transferrable. 4. Employees without an assigned parking space may utilize visitor parking to clock in and out only . This shall not exceed 5 minutes. 5. No employee shall park in any parking space other than their assigned space.

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Revised 8/9/2023