Death or Illness in the Immediate Family. Any employee eligible for sick leave benefits as provided in Section 2.01 of Article Two of the Personnel Xxxxxxxxx, may be allowed to be absent from duty for a period not to exceed twenty-four (24.0) working hours and to receive full compensation during such absence upon the necessity for his or her absence being shown to, and with the consent of the employee’s department head in the case of death, or critical illness where death appears imminent, of such employee’s father, stepfather, father-in-law, mother, stepmother, mother-in-law, brother, sister, wife, husband, child, step child, grandfather, grandmother, or former legal guardian. Where such death or critical illness has occurred, the employee shall furnish satisfactory evidence of such death or critical illness to his department head. Such leave of absence shall not be allowed in any case where in the preceding six (6) months, a leave on the grounds of the critical illness of that same relative has been granted. In addition to the absence permitted above in the case of death or critical illness in the immediate family, such employee may also use two days of said employee’s sick leave credits in connection with said 3 days (24 work hours) leave for death or critical illness in the immediate family.
Death or Illness in the Immediate Family. Any employee eligible for sick leave benefits as provided in the Personnel Ordinance or Salary Resolution, may be allowed to be absent from duty for a period not to exceed three (3) working days and to receive full compensation during such absence upon the necessity for his or her absence being shown to, and with the consent of the employee's department head in the case of death, or of critical illness where death appears imminent, of such employee's father, stepfather, father-in-law, mother, stepmother, mother-in-law, brother, sister, wife, husband, child, step child, grandfather, grandmother, grandchild, great grandfather, great grandmother, xxxxxx child, former legal guardian or same-sex domestic partner. The City shall administer this section of the MOU in accordance with the California Family Code section 297.5 for registered same-sex domestic partners. Where such death or critical illness has occurred, the employee shall furnish satisfactory evidence of such death or critical illness to his department head. Such leave of absence shall not be allowed in any case where in the preceding six (6) calendar months, a leave on the grounds of the critical illness of that same relative has been granted. In addition to the absence permitted above in the case of death or critical illness in the immediate family, such employee may also use two working days of said employee's sick leave credits in connection with said three days leave for death or critical illness in the immediate family.
