Code Number: 404.8
Absence without pay may be authorized by the Superintendent or his/her designee, who has full discretion to either permit or deny the absence without pay, except as required by the Family Medical Leave Act, the Fair Labor Standards Act, or other law, or negotiated agreement. For such absences, allowable deductions will be made at the employee’s daily compensation rate.
When the need for the absence is foreseeable, the employee shall make an application for unpaid leave in advance. When the absence is not foreseeable, the application shall be made as soon as practicable under the circumstances. Length of service, the previous record of absence for reasons other than personal illness, and the reason for the requested absence may be factors considered by the Superintendent or his/her designee in permitting or denying the application.
Unexcused absences, or failure to follow applicable policies or regulations, may be grounds for discipline up to and including dismissal.
Cross Reference: Employee Handbook- Leaves and Absences.
- First Adoption:
- 1984-01-10
- Revision Adoption:
- February 14, 1995/ March 9, 1999/ May 25, 2004/ January 11, 2010/ September 27, 2010/ February 9, 2015/ January 27, 2020
- Legal Reference:
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29 U.S.C. §201 et seq., § 2601 et seq.
Iowa Code Ch. 20; §§279.8, .12