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- 3. Acronym for the name of a law passed by President Clinton guaranteeing an employee up to 12 weeks of leave if they have worked for an employer for 12 months and at least 1,250 hours - the leave may be paid or unpaid.
- 5. The name of the first person in DESC HR to contact with benefits questions.
- 7. The word describing a candidate for an open position that is not employed at DESC.
- 8. The name of the first person in DESC HR to contact with a question about implementing attendance policy or the impact of an employee's disability on corrective action / disciplinary action.
- 10. The name of the first person in DESC HR to contact regarding an ergonomic accommodation or FMLA claim.
- 13. This two word phrase describes what an employee may be eligible for after they have an on-the-job injury.
- 17. A limitation on an employee's ability to complete their regular job duties that has been recommended by a medical provider.
- 19. Two words describing the level of manager approval needed for an employee who requests to take unpaid time.
- 20. The name of the first person in DESC HR to contact about announcing and posting an open position.
- 21. Term for an employee who is paid on a salaried basis, not for each hour worked in a work week. These employees are eligible for comp time but not over-time.
- 22. A word describing design of a work station or equipment that helps a worker avoid repetitive motion stress and injury
- 24. The leave code an employee will use when they did not work their regular full work schedule but they have no PTO available.
- 25. Three word phrase describing an employee who is regularly working less hours than normal due to a medical provider's recommendation.
- 27. This two word phrase describes time off taken in the following situation.A salaried employee discovers they are required to attend an all day training on a day they don't normally work. Before the employee attends that training they ask their supervisor if they can take a day off the week following the training.
- 28. The word describing a candidate for an open position that is already employed in a regular position at DESC.
- 29. Time off work taken with less than 24 hours notice; considered excessive if an employee needs more than 1 day per month.
- 31. Term for the pay an eligible employee may receive once an on-the-job injury claim has been accepted by L&I, after the 3 day waiting period is completed.
Down
- 1. Any time a supervisor adjusts their employee's work schedule, work duties, provides additional equipment or materials not usually available, due to their employee's physical limitation or illness. It can be on a temporary or permanent basis.
- 2. This three word phrase describes a situation where an hourly employee works 10 hours on Monday because they have requested and been approved to leave 2.5 hours early on Tuesday.
- 4. The name of the first person in DESC HR to contact with a termination recommendation for an employee (also final warning letters, CAP reviews, suspensions, etc.).
- 6. The leave code an employee may use, if available, if they need additional bereavement time, if they are on FMLA, or if they need more than 3 consecutive days off work for illness. Employees must use any of this type of leave available before using unpaid time.
- 9. At one time, the definition of this word in Washington State was "any abnormality." Thankfully, the legislature has since amended it to describing a serious physical limitation or illness that impacts an employees ADL's.
- 11. This 4-word phrase refers to the document an employee must submit before working their first shift after they return from a period of continuous leave.
- 12. A word describing leave that is taken as needed, not according to a pre-set schedule, and may be scheduled or unscheduled, depending on the employee's need.
- 14. Acronym for DESC's electronic timesheet system.
- 15. A word describing leave that lasts for more than 5 consecutive work days
- 16. Acronym for Paid Time Off.
- 18. Each DESC employee is eligible for up to 3 days of this kind of leave in each calendar year, and they must inform their supervisor of their relationship to the immediate family member they lost.
- 23. Submitted by all employees on a semi-monthly basis. If time (either worked or leave) is not submitted with this, the employee will not be paid.
- 26. A word describing the three days (22.5 hours) of PTO that DESC recommends employees maintain in order to safeguard from using unpaid time.
- 30. Term for an employee who is paid on an hourly basis and all hours worked must be reported within the Monday-Sunday DESC work week. All hours worked over 40 in a work week must be paid at a rate 1.5 times their normal rate of pay.