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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><img width="169" height="88" style="width:1.7604in;height:.9166in" id="_x0000_i1026" src="cid:image003.jpg@01DC977B.2DC30780"></span><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">This message has been approved by
</span></b><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Shelley Lopez, Director, Communications/Training & Organizational Development</span></b><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">,
for distribution to all Department Representatives.</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:11.0pt"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Department Representatives and Supervisors: please share the following information with employees in your department</span></i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">.<b><u><o:p></o:p></u></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:11.0pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Open enrollment for University Sick Leave Pool membership is
<b>February 9 – February 27, 2026.</b> To access Sick Leave Pool information, including the 2026 application, eligibility requirements, and related forms, please visit the
</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none"><a href="https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hr.fsu.edu%2F%3Fpage%3Dattendance_leave%2Fattendance_leave_sick_leave_pool&data=05%7C02%7Chrms%40lists.fsu.edu%7Ce95ad3ab42a04b1ff00608de65bc39ca%7Ca36450ebdb0642a78d1b026719f701e3%7C0%7C0%7C639060056308831651%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=RcBkvUB1ZfpXseALmDKBUDEtFoyo78TBE38ld6wXff4%3D&reserved=0" originalsrc="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="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">. Applications must be submitted directly to Wandly Joseph via email at
</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none"><a href="mailto:wj19d@fsu.edu"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:blue">wj19d@fsu.edu</span></a></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">
by <b>Friday, February 27, 2026.</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:11.0pt"><b><u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Current Sick Leave Pool Members<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:11.0pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;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="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#782F40;mso-ligatures:none">FSU_TL_SICKPOOL_MEMBERS_5Z_DEP</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:11.0pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;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.
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Contact Wandly Joseph at </span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none"><a href="mailto:wj19d@fsu.edu"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:blue">wj19d@fsu.edu</span></a></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">
or (850) 644-5052. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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