Office of Origin: Human Resources            
Responsibility: Executive Director, Human Resources 
Original Date Adopted: 10/25/22 (estimated)
Dates Reviewed: 10/25/22, 2/5/24, 10/22/25 (C)
Last Date Board Approved: 10/25/22

Full-time employees of Lake Michigan College that are not covered by a collective bargaining agreement (CBA) may take up to 1.5 hours of supervisor-approved paid wellness leave each week to participate in wellness activities on campus. 

Part-time employees that are not covered by a CBA may take up to 45 minutes each week. 

The time may be taken at one time or split throughout the week to equal the total. 

This time is not cumulative from week-to-week and is not paid out upon employee separation.

Wellness Release Time is not considered hours worked for purposes of calculating overtime.

Employees covered by a CBA should refer to their CBA.

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