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additional ISU call-in procedures.) If an employee is suddenly taken ill or

is otherwise forced to absent himself or herself from work for good and

sufficient reasons, he or she may be allowed to charge such an unavoidable
absence to appropriate leave credits. The routine or automatic charging of

such an absence as an authorized or unauthorized leave without pay would
be inconsistent with the intent and spirit of the Attendance Rules for State

employees and related provisions in negotiated Agreements.
Although prior approval of the appointing authority is required before an

employee may charge an absence from duty to leave credits, such approval
may be granted, and in some cases should be granted, subsequent to the

absence. The employee who takes a day off to complete some routine
household chores should be placed on unauthorized leave without pay if he

or she takes the day off without prior approval. On the other hand, the
employee who is unexpectedly and unavoidably absent from work but

notifies his or her agency of such absence as soon as practicable should be
allowed to use appropriate leave credits to cover the absence so long as the

appointing authority is satisfied the absence was unexpected and
unavoidable.

OTHER LEAVES
The Attendance Rules, related laws, contract provisions and policies

provide for several other types of leaves which include:

• Leave for Civil Service Examinations (Attendance Rules, Rule
21.10, ISU Agreement-Article 28.2).

• Employee Organization Leave (ISU Agreement-Article 4.8).
• Leave for Jury Duty or Ordered Court Appearance (Attendance

Rules, Rule 21.9, ISU Agreement-Article 32.6).

• Military Leave and Leave for Veterans (Military Law Sections 242,
243, 246, 249 and Public Officers Law Section 63).

• Child Care Leave (ISU Agreement-Article 10.18 and Appendices I
and II).

• Absence Due to Occupational Injury (ISU Agreement-Article 11).

MEMORIAL DAY, INDEPENDENCE DAY AND VETERANS DAY

An eligible veteran who receives holiday pay for working on Memorial
Day or Veterans Day or an eligible former reservist who receives holiday

pay for working on Independence Day is also entitled to compensatory time

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