Sick Leave Misuse. If the City believes sick leave is being misused, it may require the employee to furnish substantiating evidence or statement from their physician certifying that absence from work was required due to one of the reasons listed above. In any case, such certification must be presented whenever sick leave is requested for three (3) or more consecutive workdays pursuant to this agreement. a. The City shall have the right as its discretion to verify the report of the attending physician concerning the illness or disability of an employee and to require the employee to be examined, at the City’s expense, by a physician selected by the City to determine the nature and extent of the illness or disability. b. As a result of such physician’s statements and examinations, the City may approve or deny an employee’s sick leave requests, and establish limits and conditions for any further approved sick leave connected with the same illness or disability. c. Use of sick leave or other benefit is subject to approval by the Fire Chief and/or his designated representative. All leave requests shall be used for the manner intended. d. Each day of an unexcused leave of absence shall be considered an occurrence. When a physician’s note or other approved documentation is provided, the absence will not be counted as an occurrence. The following occurrences shall be subject to progressive discipline as outlined in the Collective Bargaining Agreement. 1. Three (3) unexcused occurrences within three (3) months. 2. Five (5) unexcused occurrences within six (6) months. 3. Seven (7) unexcused occurrences within twelve (12) months.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
