Recommendations from Others. The American Academy of Pediatrics endorses universal screening to assess for hearing loss in all newborns as outlined by the Joint Committee on Newborn Hearing, regardless of the presence or absence of preauricular skin lesions.
(iv) To make arrangements necessitated by the death of a family member or to attend the funeral of a family member. (b) Two hundred forty hours is the maximum amount of advanced sick leave an employee may have to his or her credit at any one time.
Sick Leave. Sick leave is an employer-funded benefit that an employee earns on the basis of hours of service. The specific terms and conditions under which an employee accrues sick leave, and the manner in which the sick leave may be used, are determined by the terms of employment or a collective bargaining agreement.