Illness Recuperation. A. An employee granted illness leave shall assist in promoting his recuperation by remaining at either his residence, a hospital, or another location approved in writing in advance by the attending physician. The written approval shall be presented to the Police Chief or his designee for verification prior to the employee recuperating at the alternate site. An employee authorized to be absent from work for medical reasons shall not engage in any recreational or work activities except upon receiving prior written approval from his physician. The written approval shall be presented to the Police Chief or his designee for verification. The City reserves the right to obtain at its own expense the opinion of another physician of its own choosing concerning what constitutes an appropriate location for recuperation or appropriate recreational activities for an employee too ill or injured to work. Abuse of illness leave privileges shall constitute grounds for disciplinary action.
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Illness Recuperation. A. An employee granted illness leave shall assist in promoting his recuperation by remaining at either his the employee’s residence, a hospital, or another location approved in writing in advance by the attending physician. The written approval shall be presented to the Police Chief or his designee for verification prior to the employee recuperating at the alternate site. An employee authorized to be absent from work for medical reasons shall not engage in any recreational or work activities except upon receiving prior written approval from his the physician. The written approval shall be presented to the Police Chief or his designee for verification. The City reserves the right to obtain at its own expense the opinion of another physician of its own choosing concerning what constitutes an appropriate location for recuperation or appropriate recreational activities for an employee too ill or injured to work. Abuse of illness leave privileges shall constitute grounds for disciplinary action.
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