State employees get eight extra hours of sick leave for COVID-19 vaccination – MLive.com

As the state continues to push toward its goal of vaccinating 70% of Michiganders over 16, the government making way for its own workers to take the time to get it done.

Starting May 16, anyone employed by the state will receive eight hours of sick leave for the purpose of COVID-19 vaccination.

The change was announced Thursday by the Michigan Civil Service Commission.

The extra sick time is intended as a one-time allowance for use to obtain a COVID-19 vaccine sometime in 2021. Use of the time is subject to the same conditions as regular sick leave and does not take away from any other accrued paid leave, the commission said.

The Civil Service Commission on Thursday also announced an end to policies established in 2020 that added 80 hours of emergency paid sick leave and child care absences that were needed during the worst of the pandemic.

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