Michael Cook

Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)

SCPO Michael Cook was suspended for 15 working days by the Dept Of Corrections for chronic or excessive absenteeism. Cook exhausted all earned sick time for calendar year 2022 and had unauthorized absences from August 13 to 26, 2022, from August 27 to September 1, 2022, and from September 4 to 9, 2022, after his FMLA entitlements were exhausted. Under a settlement, an original removal sanction was modified to a 15 working day suspension, of which zero days were served and all 15 were for record keeping only.

Synopsis as reported by the agency

SCPO Michael Cook exhausted all earned sick time for calendar year 2022 and had unauthorized absences from 8/13/22 - 8/26/22, 8/27/22 - 9/1/22 amd from 9/4/22 to 9/9/22. Per Human Resources all FMLA entitlements were exhausted. Per Settlement Agreement, the original sanction of Removal was modified and the employee received a fifteen (15) working day suspension of which (0) zero days were served and all fifteen (15) days were for record keeping purposes only reduced from a removal charge.

Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)

SCPO Michael Cook exhausted all earned sick leave for calendar year 2022 and had an unauthorized leave of absence beginning December 4, 2022, according to the Dept Of Corrections. On that date, Cook notified the institution 30 minutes in advance rather than the one hour required by policy. Under a settlement agreement, an original removal was modified to a 15 working day suspension, of which zero days were served, with all 15 days for record keeping purposes only.

Synopsis as reported by the agency

SCPO Michael Cook exhausted all earned sick leave for calendar year 2022 and had an unathorized leave of absence beginning on Decemeber 4, 2022. Additionally, SCPO Cook failed to follow call off procedures on December 4, 2022, when he notified the Institution thirty (30) minutes in advance of intended absence instead of giving the (1) one hour notice as specified by policy. Per Settlement Agreement, the original sanction of Removal was modified and the employee received a fifteen (15) working day suspension of which (0) zero days were served and all fifteen (15) days were for record keeping purposes only reduced from a removal charge.

Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)

SCPO Michael Cook was suspended for 15 days by the Dept Of Corrections in 2022 on a sustained charge of chronic absenteeism. The record states that Cook exhausted all sick time and accumulated unauthorized days with no FMLA entitlements.

Synopsis as reported by the agency

Suspended for 15 days due to exhaustion of all sick time and accumulated unauthorized days with no FMLA entitlements.

Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)

Senior Corrections Officer Michael Cook was suspended for 15 days by the Department Of Corrections in 2020. According to the record, Cook abused sick time. The agency provided no further synopsis of the underlying conduct.

Synopsis as reported by the agency

Abused sick time