Extenuating Circumstances and Special Conditions. a. Unit members who are unable to perform their duties due to legally established quarantines shall be entitled to the same leave as though they were personally ill, provided a certificate from the County Health Department is filed verifying the quarantine. b. In the event of the death of a unit member while absent because of illness, application for sick leave benefits may be made by his/her estate, heirs, or dependents by filing a properly executed certificate in the name of the estate, heirs, or dependents, at any time within thirty (30) calendar days after death. Only that period of illness immediately prior to and including the day of death of a unit member is claimable as a sick leave benefit by the estate. c. Unit members who report for duty and are unable to continue because of sudden illness will be counted as absent for the number of hours and minutes not worked. Minutes shall be a minimum of fifteen (15) minute intervals.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
