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County employee urges commissioners to review use of sick and vacation time for work injuries

3513721 · April 21, 2025
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Bob Reed, a Bourbon County employee injured on the job, urged commissioners to review rules that required him to use 32 hours of accrued sick time to cover insurance or payroll differences after a workplace injury and asked the commission to explore alternatives for future injured staff.

Bob Reed, a county employee who said he was injured on the job in March, asked Bourbon County commissioners to review departmental and county rules that led to his use of 32 hours of sick time after a workplace injury.

Reed said he has worked for Bourbon County about 15 years and described being placed on sick leave for his recovery. He said the county deducted 32 hours of his…

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