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Commissioners review sick-leave pool proposal; staff warn government-code limits and liability for direct donations
Summary
The commissioners court discussed a proposed sick-leave pool to let employees donate accrued sick time to a central fund for colleagues in catastrophic need, while staff warned state government-code limits and liability risks for direct donations to named individuals.
The commissioners court discussed a proposed county sick-leave pool that would allow employees to contribute accrued sick time into a centralized pool to be redistributed to eligible employees facing catastrophic illness or extended absence.
Staff reported they had reviewed examples from other counties and recommended a model with a formal administrator and eligibility rules; they also said the county must follow state government-code provisions that constrain pool structure. A county staff member summarized the legal caution: "This opens county liability for discrimination and retaliation claims by allowing the employees to choose who gets sick time. This is not first this is not a best practice, and I do not recommend it." The transcript shows staff recommended against allowing employees to donate directly to a named individual.
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