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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">An important message from FSU Office of Human Resources<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="mso-ligatures:none">This message has been approved by
</span></b><b><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Shelley Lopez, Program Director, Communications/Special Projects</span></b><b><span style="mso-ligatures:none">, for distribution to all Department Representatives.</span></b><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:11.0pt"><i><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Department Representatives and Supervisors: Please share the following information with employees in your department</span></i><span style="mso-ligatures:none">.<b><u><o:p></o:p></u></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:11.0pt"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Open enrollment for University Sick Leave Pool membership ends
<span style="color:red">February 23, 2024</span>. </span><span style="mso-ligatures:none">To access Sick Leave Pool information, including the 2024 application, eligibility requirements, and related forms, please visit the
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none"><a href="http://www.hr.fsu.edu/?page=attendance_leave/attendance_leave_sick_leave_pool"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:blue">HR
Sick Leave Pool website</span></a></span><span style="mso-ligatures:none">. Applications must be submitted directly to Oriana Inciarte via email at
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none"><a href="mailto:oinciarte@fsu.edu"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:blue">oinciarte@fsu.edu</span></a></span><span style="mso-ligatures:none">
no later than <b>Friday, February 23, 2024.<o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:11.0pt"><b><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Current Sick Leave Pool Members<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:11.0pt"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Current Sick Leave Pool Members do not need to reapply. The following query in OMNI HR identifies employees in your department who are currently members:
</span><span lang="EN" style="color:#782F40;mso-ligatures:none">FSU_TL_SICKPOOL_MEMBERS_5Z_DEP</span><span style="mso-ligatures:none">.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:11.0pt"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">You can also identify current members by looking at the leave plans listed on an employee’s timesheet in OMNI HR. The leave plan “Sick Pool” will be listed (with a zero balance)
if the employee is a member. </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></b><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Contact Oriana Inciarte at </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none"><a href="mailto:oinciarte@fsu.edu"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:blue">oinciarte@fsu.edu</span></a></span><span style="mso-ligatures:none">
or (850) 644-5052. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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