Paid Sick Leave Settings

Paid Sick Leave Settings

Caregivers will get sick, and the Paid Sick Leave section within Site Settings will determine if your agency gives them paid sick leave and pay as well as the specifics of that leave and pay. To set up your agency's Paid Sick Leave system follow the instructions below.

  1. Navigate to the Site Settings either through the Site Settings quicklink on the My Smartcare page or through Menu>Settings>Site Settings. After you are in the Site Settings scroll down to the Paid Sick Leave section.
  2. The first thing the form will ask of you is whether you would like to enable or disable paid sick leave. Enabling it would entail that you will pay your caregivers even when they are sick. If paid sick leave is disabled, you will not have anything else to do within this form, you may save and exit.
  3. If you have enabled paid sick leave, there are several fields to consider. You will need to fill out a variety of fields containing information about minimum annual workdays required for sick leave, how many hours of work accrue x hours of paid sick leave, various caps on sick leave time, and minimum annual number of workdays required for paid sick leave. All of these fields have an i icon above them that can be hovered over with the mouse to learn more about the field.
  4. Once you have filled out all of the settings to your liking, click the Save Settings button in the bottom right to save them.
NOTE: Some states have laws regarding paid sick leave. Consult your state’s laws before filling out this form to ensure you are following the correct laws and standards.

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