{"id":16666,"date":"2023-12-01T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-12-01T18:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/hr\/?page_id=16666"},"modified":"2025-11-11T19:03:01","modified_gmt":"2025-11-12T01:03:01","slug":"earned-sick-and-safe-time","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/hr\/benefits-2\/earned-sick-and-safe-time\/","title":{"rendered":"Earned Sick and Safe Time"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-modular-content-collection>\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\tclass=\"is-style-default site-section site-panel__accordion panel panel-accordion site-section__bg--normal\"\n\t\t\tdata-depth=\"\"\n\t\t\tdata-js-panel=\"accordion\"\n\t\t>\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"is-style-default site-section__inner l-wrapper \">\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<header class=\"is-style-default site-section__header\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"is-style-default site-section__title h3\" id=\"faqs\" data-name=\"title\" data-livetext data-depth=\"0\" data-index=\"0\">FAQs<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t<\/header>\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t<div class=\"is-style-default site-grid site-grid__wrapper\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"is-style-default site-grid__col\">\n\t\t\t\n<figure class=\"is-style-default c-caption\">\n\n\t\n\n\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"is-style-default t-content\" data-name=\"content\" data-index=\"0\" data-autop=\"true\" data-livetext>\n\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Starting January 1, 2024, St. Olaf College will be implementing new leave policies to comply with Minnesota\u2019s new Earned Sick and Safe Time law. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Review the details to the right to determine which guidelines apply to you. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For a more comprehensive read, visit <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dli.mn.gov\/sick-leave\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">dli.mn.gov\/sick-leave<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you have questions about the PTO policy going into effect on January 1, 2026, please visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/hr\/time-off-faq\/\">Time Off FAQ page<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/figcaption>\n\t\n<\/figure>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"is-style-default site-grid__col\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"is-style-default accordion site-panel__accordion-items\" data-depth=\"0\" data-name=\"accordions\" data-livetext role=\"tablist\" aria-multiselectable=\"true\" data-js=\"accordion\">\n            <article  class=\"is-style-default accordion__row site-panel__accordion-item \" role=\"tab\" aria-selected=\"false\" id=\"accordion-69eb654c3cb2d-header-0\" aria-controls=\"accordion-69eb654c3cb2d-content-0\">\n        \t\t<button\n\t\t\t\t\taria-expanded=\"false\"\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"is-style-default accordion__header site-panel__accordion-title clearfix\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-depth=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-index=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-name=\"title\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-livetext\n        \t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t                    <span class=\"is-style-default accordion__header-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tNon-Exempt\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n                <\/button>\n                <div\n\t\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-69eb654c3cb2d-header-0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t class=\"is-style-default accordion__content site-panel__accordion-content context-content t-content \"\t\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-69eb654c3cb2d-content-0\"\n\t\t\t\t\trole=\"tabpanel\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-depth=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-index=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-autop=\"true\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-name=\"accordion_content\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-livetext\n\t\t\t\t\t\n                >\n\t\t\t\t\t                    <div class=\"is-style-default accordion__content-inner context-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>How do I know if the new Earned Sick and Safe Time law impacts me?<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A St. Olaf employee is eligible if they:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Work at least 80 hours in the 12-month calendar year for an employer<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Are not an independent contractor or federal employee<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Under the new law, what can earned sick and safe time be used for?<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An employee\u2019s mental or physical illness, treatment, or preventive care<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The mental or physical illness, treatment, or preventive care of an employee\u2019s family member<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Absence due to domestic abuse, sexual assault, or stalking of an employee or their family member<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Closure of an employee\u2019s workplace due to weather or public emergency or closure of their family member\u2019s school or care facility due to weather or public emergency; and<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When determined by a health authority or health care professional that an employee or their family member is at risk of infecting others with a communicable disease<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>\u00a0Which family members are included?<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0Employees may use earned sick and safe time for the following family members:<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Their child, including foster child, adult child, legal ward, child for whom the employee is legal guardian, or child to whom the employee stands or stood in loco parentis (in place of a parent);<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Their spouse or registered domestic partner;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Their sibling, stepsibling, or foster sibling;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Their biological, adoptive or foster parent, stepparent, or a person who stood in loco parentis (in place of a parent) when the employee was a minor child;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Their grandchild, foster grandchild, or step-grandchild;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Their grandparent or step-grandparent;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A child of a sibling of the employee;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A sibling of the parents of the employee;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A child-in-law or sibling-in-law;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Any of the family members listed in 1 through 9 above of an employee\u2019s spouse or registered domestic partner;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Any other individual related by blood or whose close association with the employee is the equivalent of a family relationship; and<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Up to one individual annually designated by the employee.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><b>How do I know if I am employed by St. Olaf?<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Please check your pay stub or bank deposits. If you are an employee of the college, your pay stub will be from \u201cSt. Olaf College.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>How much sick and safe time can employees earn with this?<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The amount of PTO time that you accrue each pay period will stay the same as it exceeds the requirements of the law (MN Sick and Safe law).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>How can I document and track my time off?<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Starting January 1, 2024, all time will be tracked in Oracle, our new St. Olaf enterprise system. This coincides with non-exempt staff employed by the college (such as hourly employees and student employees) entering their time into Oracle starting the new year. View Oracle updates at <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/oracle\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">stolaf.edu\/oracle<\/span><\/a><b>.<\/b><\/p>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/article>\n\n\t\t\t\n            <article  class=\"is-style-default accordion__row site-panel__accordion-item \" role=\"tab\" aria-selected=\"false\" id=\"accordion-69eb654c3cb2d-header-1\" aria-controls=\"accordion-69eb654c3cb2d-content-1\">\n        \t\t<button\n\t\t\t\t\taria-expanded=\"false\"\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"is-style-default accordion__header site-panel__accordion-title clearfix\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-depth=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-index=\"1\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-name=\"title\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-livetext\n        \t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t                    <span class=\"is-style-default accordion__header-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tExempt\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n                <\/button>\n                <div\n\t\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-69eb654c3cb2d-header-1\"\n\t\t\t\t\t class=\"is-style-default accordion__content site-panel__accordion-content context-content t-content \"\t\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-69eb654c3cb2d-content-1\"\n\t\t\t\t\trole=\"tabpanel\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-depth=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-index=\"1\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-autop=\"true\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-name=\"accordion_content\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-livetext\n\t\t\t\t\t\n                >\n\t\t\t\t\t                    <div class=\"is-style-default accordion__content-inner context-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>How do I know if the new Earned Sick and Safe Time law impacts me?<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A St. Olaf employee is eligible if they:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Work at least 80 hours in the 12-month calendar year for an employer<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Are not an independent contractor or federal employee<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>How are Exempt staff impacted by this new benefit?<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Time off for St. Olaf faculty and exempt employees (such as professional and salaried staff) have existing sick time plans which can continue to be utilized &#8211; but the new state law requires that we now separately accrue and report this earned benefit. At St. Olaf, the scope or reason to take time off is expanded but is not tracked the same as non-exempt staff, halftime staff and working students.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>How much sick and safe time can employees earn with this new benefit?<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An employee earns one hour of sick and safe time for every 30 hours worked and can earn a maximum of 48 hours each year.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Under the new law, what can earned sick and safe time be used for?<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An employee\u2019s mental or physical illness, treatment, or preventive care<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The mental or physical illness, treatment, or preventive care of an employee\u2019s family member<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Absence due to domestic abuse, sexual assault, or stalking of an employee or their family member<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Closure of an employee\u2019s workplace due to weather or public emergency or closure of their family member\u2019s school or care facility due to weather or public emergency; and<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When determined by a health authority or health care professional that an employee or their family member is at risk of infecting others with a communicable disease<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>\u00a0Which family members are included?<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0Employees may use earned sick and safe time for the following family members:<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Their child, including foster child, adult child, legal ward, child for whom the employee is legal guardian, or child to whom the employee stands or stood in loco parentis (in place of a parent);<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Their spouse or registered domestic partner;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Their sibling, stepsibling, or foster sibling;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Their biological, adoptive or foster parent, stepparent, or a person who stood in loco parentis (in place of a parent) when the employee was a minor child;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Their grandchild, foster grandchild, or step-grandchild;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Their grandparent or step-grandparent;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A child of a sibling of the employee;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A sibling of the parents of the employee;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A child-in-law or sibling-in-law;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Any of the family members listed in 1 through 9 above of an employee\u2019s spouse or registered domestic partner;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Any other individual related by blood or whose close association with the employee is the equivalent of a family relationship; and<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Up to one individual annually designated by the employee.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><b>How do I know if I am employed by St. Olaf?<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Please check your pay stub or bank deposits. If you are an employee of the college, your pay stub will be from \u201cSt. Olaf College.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>How can I document and track my time off?<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Starting January 1, 2024, all time will be tracked in Oracle, our new St. Olaf enterprise system. This coincides with staff employed by the college (such as hourly employees and student employees) entering their time into Oracle starting the new year. View Oracle updates at <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/oracle\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">stolaf.edu\/oracle<\/span><\/a><b>.\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This new time recording process is being created as an addition into our Oracle system and will be available for you to enter your sick\/safe time use sometime in January (not yet prepared for January 1).<\/span><\/p>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/article>\n\n\t\t\t\n            <article  class=\"is-style-default accordion__row site-panel__accordion-item \" role=\"tab\" aria-selected=\"false\" id=\"accordion-69eb654c3cb2d-header-2\" aria-controls=\"accordion-69eb654c3cb2d-content-2\">\n        \t\t<button\n\t\t\t\t\taria-expanded=\"false\"\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"is-style-default accordion__header site-panel__accordion-title clearfix\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-depth=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-index=\"2\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-name=\"title\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-livetext\n        \t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t                    <span class=\"is-style-default accordion__header-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tFaculty\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n                <\/button>\n                <div\n\t\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-69eb654c3cb2d-header-2\"\n\t\t\t\t\t class=\"is-style-default accordion__content site-panel__accordion-content context-content t-content \"\t\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-69eb654c3cb2d-content-2\"\n\t\t\t\t\trole=\"tabpanel\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-depth=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-index=\"2\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-autop=\"true\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-name=\"accordion_content\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-livetext\n\t\t\t\t\t\n                >\n\t\t\t\t\t                    <div class=\"is-style-default accordion__content-inner context-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>How do I know if the new Earned Sick and Safe Time law impacts me?<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A St. Olaf employee is eligible if they:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Work at least 80 hours in the 12-month calendar year for an employer<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Are not an independent contractor or federal employee<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>How are Faculty impacted by this new benefit?<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Time off for St. Olaf faculty and exempt employees (such as professional and salaried staff) have existing sick time plans which can continue to be utilized &#8211; but the new state law requires that we now separately accrue and report this earned benefit. At St. Olaf, the scope or reason to take time off is expanded but is not tracked the same as non-exempt staff, halftime staff and working students.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>How much sick and safe time can employees earn with this new benefit?<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An employee earns one hour of sick and safe time for every 30 hours worked and can earn a maximum of 48 hours each year.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Under the new law, what can earned sick and safe time be used for?<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An employee\u2019s mental or physical illness, treatment, or preventive care<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The mental or physical illness, treatment, or preventive care of an employee\u2019s family member<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Absence due to domestic abuse, sexual assault, or stalking of an employee or their family member<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Closure of an employee\u2019s workplace due to weather or public emergency or closure of their family member\u2019s school or care facility due to weather or public emergency; and<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When determined by a health authority or health care professional that an employee or their family member is at risk of infecting others with a communicable disease<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>\u00a0Which family members are included?<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0Employees may use earned sick and safe time for the following family members:<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Their child, including foster child, adult child, legal ward, child for whom the employee is legal guardian, or child to whom the employee stands or stood in loco parentis (in place of a parent);<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Their spouse or registered domestic partner;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Their sibling, stepsibling, or foster sibling;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Their biological, adoptive or foster parent, stepparent, or a person who stood in loco parentis (in place of a parent) when the employee was a minor child;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Their grandchild, foster grandchild, or step-grandchild;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Their grandparent or step-grandparent;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A child of a sibling of the employee;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A sibling of the parents of the employee;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A child-in-law or sibling-in-law;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Any of the family members listed in 1 through 9 above of an employee\u2019s spouse or registered domestic partner;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Any other individual related by blood or whose close association with the employee is the equivalent of a family relationship; and<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Up to one individual annually designated by the employee.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><b>How do I know if I am employed by St. Olaf?<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Please check your pay stub or bank deposits. If you are an employee of the college, your pay stub will be from \u201cSt. Olaf College.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Do I need to document and track my time off?<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Starting January 1, 2024, faculty can continue to use their existing processes for sick time.\u00a0 However, if they choose to utilize the new Sick\/Safe program for a qualified use, they can choose to track their time in Oracle, our new St. Olaf enterprise system. View Oracle updates at <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/oracle\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">stolaf.edu\/oracle<\/span><\/a><b>.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This new time recording process is being created as an addition into our Oracle system and will be available for you to enter your sick\/safe time use sometime in January (not yet prepared for January 1).<\/span><\/p>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/article>\n\n\t\t\t\n            <article  class=\"is-style-default accordion__row site-panel__accordion-item \" role=\"tab\" aria-selected=\"false\" id=\"accordion-69eb654c3cb2d-header-3\" aria-controls=\"accordion-69eb654c3cb2d-content-3\">\n        \t\t<button\n\t\t\t\t\taria-expanded=\"false\"\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"is-style-default accordion__header site-panel__accordion-title clearfix\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-depth=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-index=\"3\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-name=\"title\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-livetext\n        \t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t                    <span class=\"is-style-default accordion__header-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tNon-Benefits Eligible Employee\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n                <\/button>\n                <div\n\t\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-69eb654c3cb2d-header-3\"\n\t\t\t\t\t class=\"is-style-default accordion__content site-panel__accordion-content context-content t-content \"\t\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-69eb654c3cb2d-content-3\"\n\t\t\t\t\trole=\"tabpanel\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-depth=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-index=\"3\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-autop=\"true\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-name=\"accordion_content\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-livetext\n\t\t\t\t\t\n                >\n\t\t\t\t\t                    <div class=\"is-style-default accordion__content-inner context-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>How do I know if the new Earned Sick and Safe Time law impacts me?<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A St. Olaf employee is eligible if they:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Work at least 80 hours in the 12-month calendar year for an employer<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Are not an independent contractor or federal employee<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>How are employees working less than half time and not currently eligible for benefits impacted by this new benefit?<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>To implement this new law, St. Olaf will now provide accrued time off for the reasons listed below to staff working more than 80 hours in a year.\u00a0 This is a new benefit for part time staff and it will be tracked and reported through Oracle as part of your pay statement.<\/p>\n<p><b>How much sick and safe time can employees earn with this new benefit?<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An employee earns one hour of sick and safe time for every 30 hours worked and can earn a maximum of 48 hours each year.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Under the new law, what can earned sick and safe time be used for?<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An employee\u2019s mental or physical illness, treatment, or preventive care<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The mental or physical illness, treatment, or preventive care of an employee\u2019s family member<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Absence due to domestic abuse, sexual assault, or stalking of an employee or their family member<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Closure of an employee\u2019s workplace due to weather or public emergency or closure of their family member\u2019s school or care facility due to weather or public emergency; and<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When determined by a health authority or health care professional that an employee or their family member is at risk of infecting others with a communicable disease<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>\u00a0Which family members are included?<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0Employees may use earned sick and safe time for the following family members:<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Their child, including foster child, adult child, legal ward, child for whom the employee is legal guardian, or child to whom the employee stands or stood in loco parentis (in place of a parent);<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Their spouse or registered domestic partner;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Their sibling, stepsibling, or foster sibling;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Their biological, adoptive or foster parent, stepparent, or a person who stood in loco parentis (in place of a parent) when the employee was a minor child;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Their grandchild, foster grandchild, or step-grandchild;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Their grandparent or step-grandparent;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A child of a sibling of the employee;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A sibling of the parents of the employee;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A child-in-law or sibling-in-law;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Any of the family members listed in 1 through 9 above of an employee\u2019s spouse or registered domestic partner;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Any other individual related by blood or whose close association with the employee is the equivalent of a family relationship; 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