You may request both PTO and Paid Sick Time for the same calendar date, but you must indicate separately how many hours of each are requested. PTO requests should be submitted to an employee’s supervisor two (2) weeks in advance to ensure staffing needs are met. Sick Time requests need to be completed no later than the first day you return to work following absence from work. Employees are allowed to carry negative PTO accrual balances as long as they are planned on being zeroed out through accrual of time worked throughout the year. Any negative balance will be deducted from employee’s last calendar payroll to zero out the balance. Upon termination of employment, regardless of reason, all unused accrued PTO is paid off in last paycheck. Please note that if there is a negative accrued balance, the employee’s last paycheck will reflect deduction of that time to zero out the balance.