Returning from Sick Leave (Section 8.F.4.) 

Once on Sick Leave, Flight Attendants will remain on rolling Sick Leave status until they call to take themselves off Sick Leave. 

IMPORTANT NOTE: FAMILY MEDICAL LEAVE TAKEN TO CARE FOR A FAMILY MEMBER (‘FMER’) DOES NOT ROLL. 

Flight Attendants must call the FAST team to return from Sick Leave status. Depending on when the Flight Attendant calls off Sick Leave relative to the Reserve Preferencing assignment process, a separate call to Crew Scheduling may be necessary in order to receive their Reserve assignment for the following day: 

➢ If a Reserve calls off sick leave prior to 1600 HDT on the day before a day of availability, they will be given an assignment through the preferencing system or during the post-preferencing clean-up process, and the assignment will be made available via the 1930 automated communication system and online system. (A separate call to Crew Scheduling is not required.) 

➢ If a Reserve calls off sick leave between 1600 HDT and 1930 HDT on the day before a day of availability, they will be given an assignment as part of the post-preferencing process via the 1930 automated communication system and online system. (In the event there is no assignment given via the automated means, the Reserve should contact Crew Scheduling to verify their assignment.) 

➢ If a Reserve calls off sick leave after 1930 HDT and up to 2400 HDT on the day before a day of availability, a separate call to Crew Scheduling is required and an assignment will be given at the time of the call. (The assignment may be to a pairing, Standby, Ready Reserve, or Released.) 

➢ A Reserve calling off sick leave any time after 2400 HDT will be considered on sick leave for the calendar day. 

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