§ 20-914 Use of safe/sick time.
AC § 20-914
a. Sick time.
1.An employee shall be entitled to use sick time for absence from work due to: (a) such employee's mental or physical illness, injury or health condition or need for medical diagnosis, care or treatment of a mental or physical illness, injury or health condition or need for preventive medical care; or (b) care of a family member who needs medical diagnosis, care or treatment of a mental or physical illness, injury or health condition or who needs preventive medical care; or (c) closure of such employee’s place of business by order of a public official due to a public health emergency, a public disaster, or such employee’s need to care for a child whose school or childcare provider closed or restricted in-person operations by order of public official due to a public health emergency or public disaster; or (d) direction by a public official to remain indoors or avoid travel during a public disaster which prevents such employee from reporting to their work location.
2.For an absence of more than 3 consecutive work days for sick time, an employer may require reasonable documentation that the use of sick time was authorized by this subdivision. For sick time used pursuant to this subdivision, documentation signed by a licensed health care provider indicating the need for the amount of sick time taken shall be considered reasonable documentation and an employer shall not require that such documentation specify the nature of the employee's or the employee's family member's injury, illness or condition, except as required by law. Where a health care provider charges an employee a fee for the provision of documentation requested by their employer, such employer shall reimburse the employee for such fee. b. Safe time.
(b)When the employee is a caregiver for a minor child or care recipient, to provide care to the minor child or care recipient; or (c) to initiate, attend or prepare for a legal proceeding or hearing related to subsistence benefits or housing to which the employee, the employee’s family member, or the employee’s care recipient is a party, or to take actions necessary to apply for, maintain, or restore subsistence benefits or shelter for the employee or their family member or care recipient.
