Engineers and conductors are granted five (5) paid sick days per year with the option to convert up to three (3) PLD, three (3) VAC or a combination of three (3) PLD and VAC. Once converted to paid sick time, PLD/VAC cannot be converted back. Paid sick time cannot be carried over to the next year. Employees will have the option of cashing out any unused paid sick days or rolling them into their 401k. 

Employees who want to utilize paid sick time will need to use layoff code LSP. This code will be approved immediately regardless of allocations and will not be counted in the daily allocation. LSP will each pay a basic day unless a VAC day has been converted, they will be paid at vacation rate. Employees are only allowed five (5) paid sick days total per year regardless of the craft they are working.

Sick days and attendance:

• Sick days will not count as an unavailable event under the Attendance Policy or result in a point reduction.

• LSP layoffs will be treated as a PLD under the Attendance Policy. This means that conjunction points will apply if a layoff follows an LSP.

• Sick days cannot be taken on the following holidays:

  • • New Year's Day

    • President's Day

    • Good Friday

    • Memorial Day

    • Fourth of July

    • Labor Day

    • Thanksgiving Day

    • Day After Thanksgiving Day

    • Christmas Eve (the day before Christmas is observed)

    • Christmas Day

    • New Year's Eve (the day before New Year's Day is observed)

More information can be found in a System General Notice or in the agreements linked below.

BLET Paid Sick Time Agreement

SMART-TD Paid Sick Time Agreement

SMART-TD Paid Sick Time Questions & Answers

How to utilize paid sick time:

1. Navigate to Request Time Off on the WFHUB

2. Select Layoff Code "LSP"

3. Enter the start and end time

4. Under the Available Sick Leave box you must select the leave you want to use.

5. Click submit

How to convert a PLD/VAC day to paid sick time:

1. Navigate to Time Off

2. Select Sick Leave

3. In the column labeled Convert, select the number of days you wish to convert (up to 3)

4. Click Submit

Note: Once converted to sick days they cannot be converted back.