WICOMICO COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS CONTRACTUAL EMPLOYEE’S GUIDE WORK SCHEDULE Regular Work Schedules An employee's regular work schedule shall be planned by the immediate supervisor or department head. For payroll purposes, the "work week" shall include the period from Sunday 12 midnight to the following Saturday 11:59 pm. The approved calendar indicates the inclusive working days for employees who are assigned to work less than 12 months. Guidelines for Contractual Employment • Limited to a thirty (30) hour work week • May only hold one (1) job with WCPS - A contractual employee will not be allowed to work two contractual positions. For example, a Substitute Teacher may not also be a Ticket Taker or work for the STARS after-school program - If you have a contractual position when you only work during the school year, you may accept one (1) position for the summer. The summer position will be limited to a thirty (30) hour work week. Maryland Healthy Working Families Act (House Bill 1) Purpose The purpose of these procedures is to implement the passage of the Maryland Healthy Working Families Act Who is Covered All employees working 26 hours or more per pay period on a regular basis who are not already receiving the minimum amount of leave reflected in these procedures, or who are covered under a collective bargaining agreement. What is the Maryland Healthy Working Families Act? It is a Maryland Law that went into effect on February 11, 2018. The Law provides for sick leave for employees working at least 26 hours or more per pay period on a regular basis. The employee can use this sick leave for the following reasons: • Care or treatment for the employee’s own mental or physical illness, injury or condition • Obtain preventative medical care for the employee or a family member • Care for a family member’s mental or physical illness, injury, or condition • Maternity or paternity leave • Absences due to domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking during the employee’s relocation or to obtain any of the following for the employee or employee’s family member: Medical or mental health attention Services from a victim services organization Legal services Definition of a Family Member Under this Law, a family member is defined as: • Spouse • Child(ren), including biological, foster, adopted, step, as well as any child for which the employee has legal or physical custody or guardianship, or stands in loco parentis • Parent, including biological, foster, adopted, or step for the employee or the employee’s spouse, as well as one who was the legal guardian of or stood in loco parentis to the employee or employee’s spouse
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