Common use of Approval of Usage Clause in Contracts

Approval of Usage. (a) An employee may use sick leave, upon approval of the Chief of Police, for absence due to illness, injury, exposure to contagious disease which could be communicated to other employees, participation in funeral service or arrangements, and for illness in the employee’s immediate family requiring the employee’s presence at home. Immediate family is defined as the father, mother, sister, brother, spouse, child or stepchild of the member. (b) Upon the request of the Employer, an employee must furnish satisfactory proof of his or her illness or disability before a day of sick leave is paid. In the case of an illness or disability for three (3) or more consecutive days, an employee may not return to work without a statement from the employee’s physician. (c) In cases of illness in the employee’s immediate family requiring him to be at home, the employee may be required to submit a certificate from the attending physician attesting to the need, before sick leave will be allowed.