Common use of Sick Pay Clause in Contracts

Sick Pay. 16.01 Each full-time employee covered by this agreement shall be entitled, for every ninety-six (96) hours worked to a sick leave credit of 5.52 hours with pay. Said unused sick leave shall accrue and be cumulative without limit. 16.02 An employee eligible for sick leave with pay may use such sick leave upon the approval of the City Manager, only for absence due to illness, injury, exposure to contagious disease which could be communicated to other employees upon the discretion of the Department Head, authorized maternity leave/adoption leave, and illness of an immediate family member. 16.03 In the event of illness in the employee's immediate family, such use of sick leave will be restricted and governed by the following: a) The employee's immediate family shall mean: spouse, child, step- child, parent, one who stands in the place of a parent (loco parentis) or one for whom the individual has medical power of attorney. Such leave shall be limited to ten (10) days annually. b) In the event of a death in the employee's immediate family and upon extenuating circumstances, sick leave may be used to extend the authorized bereavement leave, however such extension may not exceed a total of 48 hours. 16.04 When sick leave is used, it shall be deducted from the employee's accrual on the basis of one hour for every one hour or fraction thereof. There will be no fractional crediting of hours. 16.05 Employees absent from work on authorized holidays, during sick leave, vacation, disability leave, on special leaves of absence with pay, or on special leaves of absence without pay, not to exceed three days in any calendar year, shall continue to accumulate sick leave credit at the regularly prescribed rate during such absence as though they were present for duty. 16.06 Employees with a sick leave balance in excess of three hundred sixty (360) hours will be paid at one hundred percent (100%) of their rate. Employees whose balance is three hundred sixty (360) or less and have exceeded ninety-six (96) hours of sick leave in a rolling calendar year, will be paid at eighty percent (80%) of their regular rate. Any sick leave utilized in excess of one hundred twenty (120) hours in any one (1) continuous usage period shall be paid at one hundred percent (100%) an employee’s regular rate, provided the employee has sufficient accruals and in compliance with article 16.07.

Sick Pay. 16.01 Each full-time A. The benefits described in this article are solely to provide protection against loss of income when an eligible employee covered by this agreement shall is unable to work because of their own disability. B. The Association agrees to cooperate with the Committee and its representative in controlling excess absenteeism and/or abuse of sick pay. C. For new employees four (4) sick days will be entitledawarded at the start of the school year for months September through December (prorated if after the start of school). Ten (10) additional days will be awarded on January 1 to extend through the following December. D. For all other employees, for every ninety-six on January 1st and each succeeding January 1st of continuous employment, ten (9610) hours worked to a sick leave credit days will be awarded. Effective September 1, 2005, anyone with at least ten (10) years of 5.52 hours continuous service in the Unit will receive twelve (12) sick days per year; anyone with pay. Said at least fifteen (15) years of continuous service in the Unit will receive fourteen (14) sick days per year. E. An unlimited number of unused sick leave shall accrue and days may be cumulative without limitaccumulated. 16.02 An employee eligible for sick leave with pay may use such sick leave upon F. In the approval of the City Manager, only for absence due to illness, injury, exposure to contagious disease which could be communicated to other employees upon the discretion of the Department Head, authorized maternity leave/adoption leave, and event an illness of an immediate family member. 16.03 In the event employee results in absence of illness in more than five (5) consecutive school days, The Superintendent of Schools or their designee may require a statement from the employee's immediate family’s licensed physician or surgeon certifying the period of disability, such use the employee’s ability to perform the duties of their position, and the estimated date of return to assume the duties of their position. Abuse of sick leave can lead to disciplinary action. Such action shall be taken on an individual basis. G. Benefits payable under this Article will be restricted and governed reduced by the following:amount of any Workers Compensation disability benefits or dependents' allowance payable or received. a) The employee's immediate family shall mean: spouseH. Absences, child, step- child, parent, one who stands in the place of a parent (loco parentis) or one for whom the individual has medical power of attorney. Such leave shall be limited not to exceed ten (10) days annuallyin any school year, may be charged against sick leave in cases of severe illness of a member of the immediate family or other relative of the Unit Employee living in such Unit T employee’s immediate household requiring the Unit T employee’s presence. bI. Every time an employee has worked for ninety (90) In consecutive school days and has not used any sick time, including but not limited to the event sick bank, family sick leave, or Parental leave, within the aforementioned period, they shall be eligible to receive an additional one half (½) personal day. J. The appearance of a death in pattern of abuse and/or the employee's immediate family and upon extenuating circumstances, accrual of ten (10) or more sick days may lead to an investigation for possible abuse of sick time. Abuse of sick leave can lead to disciplinary action. K. Sick leave may be used to extend the authorized bereavement leave, however such extension may not exceed a total of 48 hours. 16.04 When sick leave is used, it shall be deducted from the employee's accrual on the basis of one hour for every one hour or fraction thereof. There will be no fractional crediting of hours. 16.05 Employees absent from work on authorized holidays, during sick leave, vacation, disability leave, on special leaves of absence with pay, or on special leaves of absence without pay, not to exceed three days taken in any calendar year, shall continue to accumulate sick leave credit at the regularly prescribed rate during such absence as though they were present for duty. 16.06 Employees with a sick leave balance in excess of three hundred sixty (360) hours will be paid at one hundred percent (100%) of their rate. Employees whose balance is three hundred sixty (360) or less and have exceeded ninety-six (96) hours of sick leave in a rolling calendar year, will be paid at eighty percent (80%) of their regular rate. Any sick leave utilized in excess of one hundred twenty (120) hours in any one (1) continuous usage period shall be paid hour increments at one hundred percent (100%) an employee’s regular ratediscretion of the building principal or administrative designee, provided the employee has sufficient accruals and in compliance with article 16.07that adequate coverage can be maintained.

Sick Pay. 16.01 Each full-time employee covered by this agreement shall be entitled, for every ninety-six each eighty (9680) hours worked of regular time service per pay period, to a sick leave credit of 5.52 4.6 hours with pay. Said unused sick leave shall accrue and be cumulative without limit. 16.02 An employee eligible for sick leave with pay may use such sick leave upon the approval of the City Manager, only for absence due to illness, injury, exposure to contagious disease which could be communicated to other employees upon the discretion of the Department Head, authorized maternity leave/adoption leave, and illness of an immediate family member. 16.03 In the event of illness in the employee's immediate family, such use of sick leave will be restricted and governed by the following: a) The employee's immediate family shall mean: spouse, childchild or parent. For purposes of this article, step- childfather-in-law, parentmother-in-law, one and step children who stands in reside with the place of a parent (loco parentis) or one for whom the individual has medical power of attorneyemployee are considered immediate family. Such leave shall be limited to ten (10) days annually. However leave will not be exhausted if an immediate family member requires medical treatment or is hospitalized. b) In the event of a death in the employee's immediate family and upon extenuating circumstances, sick leave may be used to extend the authorized bereavement leave, however such extension may not exceed a total of 48 hourstwo (2). 16.04 When sick leave is used, it shall be deducted from the employee's accrual on the basis of one (1) hour for every one (1) hour or fraction thereof. There will be no fractional crediting of hours. 16.05 Employees absent from work on authorized holidays, during sick leave, vacation, disability leave, on special leaves of absence with pay, or on special leaves of absence without pay, not to exceed three days in any calendar year, shall continue to accumulate sick leave credit at the regularly prescribed rate during such absence as though they were present for duty. 16.06 Employees with a sick leave balance in excess of three hundred sixty (360300) hours during a twelve (12) month rolling calendar will be paid at one hundred percent (100%) of their rate. Employees whose balance is below three hundred sixty (360300) or less hours, and have has exceeded ninety-six eighty (9680) hours of sick leave in a rolling calendar year, will be paid at eighty percent (80%) of their regular rate. Sick leave balances will not automatically renew at the beginning of the regular calendar year. Employees’ sick leave will be determined on a rolling calendar basis and sick leave accrues at the rate of 4.6 hours per 80 hours of work with the thirteenth month’s use of sick leave dropping off and the new month added in. Sick leave prior to and subsequent to a hospitalization will be paid at one hundred percent (100%) the employee’s regular rate. Any sick leave utilized in excess of one hundred twenty eighty (12080) hours in any one (1) continuous usage period shall be paid at one hundred percent (100%) an ). An employee’s regular rateinability to work may be verified by the employee’s physician. New employees, provided years one through four, will have the employee has sufficient accruals sick leave paid at one hundred percent (100%). The rolling calendar will begin on May 1, 2009. A rolling calendar year is calculated by looking back at the previous twelve (12) months. At the end of every month, the previous twelve (12) months are considered to be a new “year,” and the total usage for the “year” is recalculated. For example, starting with the end of a calendar year, data from January through December are added to give a twelve (12) month (annual) total. However, at the end of the next month (January), there will be thirteen (13) months of data. You do not want to start a new year over from zero, and you do not want a thirteen (13) month total. You do want a twelve (12) month total at the end of this month and every future month. To keep a twelve (12) month total, take the “old” total (January through December), subtract last January’s date and add this January’s data to get a new total for February through January (still twelve (12) months). At the end of February, subtract last February’s data and add this February’s data to get the new total from March through February (still twelve (12) months). Continue this way at the end of every month. This procedure always leaves you with twelve (12) months in compliance with article 16.07.total, and allows you to check your “twelve

Sick Pay. 16.01 Each full-time employee covered by this agreement shall be entitled, for every ninety-six each eighty (9680) hours worked of regular time service per pay period, to a sick leave credit of 5.52 4.6 hours with pay. Said unused sick leave shall accrue and be cumulative without limit. 16.02 An employee on an assigned shift, reporting off work due to illness, must notify the shift supervisor by phone, text or email, at least one (1) hour prior to his starting time on each day he is absent. When the employee has been absent for all or part of his shift, he shall be considered on sick leave until he reports to work for his next scheduled shift. 16.03 An employee eligible for sick leave with pay may use such sick leave upon the approval of the City Employer Manager, only for absence due to illness, injury, exposure to contagious disease disease, which could be communicated to other employees upon the discretion of the Department Head, authorized maternity leave/adoption leave, and illness of an immediate family member. 16.03 16.04 In the event of illness in the employee's immediate family, such use of sick leave will be restricted and governed by the following: a) The employee's immediate family shall mean: mean only the employee, spouse, parent, child, step- or step-child, parent, one who stands in the place of a parent (loco parentis) or one for whom the individual has medical power of attorney. Such leave shall be limited to ten (10) days annually; however, leave will not be exhausted if an immediate family member requires medical treatment or is hospitalized. b) In the event of a death in the employee's immediate "extended" family and upon extenuating circumstances, sick leave may be used to extend the authorized bereavement leave, ; however such extension may not exceed two (2) days. Extended family for purposes of this provision shall mean only parents or parents-in-law, spouse, child or step-child, brother, sister, sister-in-law, brother-in-law, daughter-in-law, son-in-law, grandparents, grandparents-in-law, and legal guardian or other person who stands in place of a total of 48 hours. 16.04 When sick leave is used, it shall be deducted from the employee's accrual on the basis of one hour for every one hour or fraction thereof. There will be no fractional crediting of hoursparent (loco parentis). 16.05 Employees absent from work on authorized holidays, during sick leave, vacation, disability leave, on special leaves Sick leave may be used in a minimum of absence with pay, or on special leaves of absence without pay, not to exceed three days in any calendar year, shall continue to accumulate sick leave credit at the regularly prescribed rate during such absence as though they were present for dutyhalf-hour (1/2) increments. 16.06 Employees with a sick leave balance in excess of three hundred sixty (360300) hours during a twelve (12) month calendar year will be paid at one hundred percent (100%) of their rate. Employees whose balance is three hundred sixty (360) or less and have exceeded ninety-six (96) hours of sick Sick leave in a rolling calendar year, covered by FMLA will be paid at eighty one hundred percent (80100%) of their regular rate). Any ▇▇▇▇ leave prior to and subsequent to a hospitalization or sick leave utilized in excess of one hundred twenty three (1203) hours in any one (1) continuous usage period shall or more consecutive days receiving documented medical care, will be paid at one hundred percent (100%) an the employee’s regular rate. An employee’s inability to work may be verified by the employee’s physician. New employees, provided years one (1) through four (4), will have the sick leave paid at one hundred percent (100%). 16.07 An employee on sick leave shall furnish a written signed statement to his supervisor to justify the usage of sick leave. If medical attention is required, a certificate stating the nature of the illness from a licensed physician shall be required to justify the sick leave usage. If absence due to illness or injury exceeds three (3) working days, a certificate from a licensed physician stating the nature of the illness or injury shall be required to justify the sick leave usage. If the illness or injury continues to seven (7) or more calendar days, weekly written statements from a licensed physician stating the nature of the illness or injury, and a prognosis for recovery will be required to justify the use of sick leave. If the City Manager believes, there is reason to doubt the employee's actual sickness, he may require evidence thereof, and if such evidence would not convince a reasonable man of the fact of the illness, sick leave will not be granted. 16.08 Any employee inappropriately claiming sick leave allowance from work shall not be paid and be subject to disciplinary action up to and including termination. Any abuse, excessive or patterned use of sick leave shall be just and sufficient cause for disciplinary action. 16.09 An employee who is laid-off from employment with the Employer may, if reappointed, have available for his use any unused sick leave existing at the time of his layoff. An employee who transfers from one position to another, or from one public agency to another in the State of Ohio, shall be credited with the unused balance of his sick leave accrual, but not to be in an amount in the excess of the accrual limit set forth and effective for the employees of the Employer. 16.10 It is the intent of the Employer and the Union to provide a sick leave time donation program to allow employees to voluntarily assist their co-workers who have exhausted all their paid leave and are in critical need of leave due to serious illness or injury of the employee has sufficient accruals or a member of the employee’s immediate family up to a total of sixty (60) working days. On a voluntary basis, employees may donate leave to a fellow employee who is otherwise eligible to accrue and use sick leave. An employee may receive donated leave, per pay period, equal to the number of hours the employee is scheduled to work each pay period. Donated leave will be subject to the conditions in compliance this article. In no way may donated leave be converted into a cash benefit. Leave will be donated and used on an hour for hour basis and employees using donated leave will be considered on sick leave and be entitled to any benefits to which they otherwise would be entitled. If an employee exhausts all his time off, he may apply to the bargaining unit for the number of hours needed to cover the employee’s upcoming payroll period, and the estimated date the employee will be able to return to work. The bargaining unit will then verify with article 16.07the employee’s supervisor. If any members wish to voluntarily donate leave, the bargaining unit will supply the City Manager or his designee with a schedule, in a form agreed to by the donating individuals and their number of hours to be applied as donated sick leave. Employees desiring to donate leave will certify the name of the employee for whom the donated leave is intended, the number of hours to be donated and that the leave is donated voluntarily with no provision that the leave will be returned. Neither donating employees, receiving employees, nor the bargaining unit, shall have the right to grieve/arbitrate any or all issues regarding the application of this article/section. Further, the bargaining unit releases the Employer of any and all liability that may arise from the application and utilization of this article.

Sick Pay. 16.01 Each On the occasion of a bona fide sickness of any employee who has been substantiated by a licensed physician and if this said employee has completed the probationary period, sick leave benefits up to fifteen (15) continuous weeks with full pay will be granted to such employee. A probationary employee shall be entitled to three (3) sick days with pay which can only be used after the completion of three months and shall not be carried over beyond the probationary period if the employee successfully completes his/her probationary period. The probationary period shall be extended for the duration of sick days used by the employee. If sickness extends beyond fifteen (15) weeks, each case will be reviewed on its merits and length of service will be one of the principal determining factors in deciding additional sick pay benefits, if any. References to fifteen (15) continuous weeks in the foregoing will read: Continuous Weeks Years or more of Service 20 10 22 19 23 21 24 23 25 25 26 27 27 29 28 31 29 33 30 35 For calculation of the above only, successive periods of sickness shall be considered as one period of sickness unless the employee returns to work and completes at least six (6) weeks of active, full-time employment before commencement of the later period unless the later disability is due to causes wholly different from those of the prior disability, and commences after the employee covered by this agreement has returned to work. Absence from work because of sickness shall be entitled, for every ninety-six (96) hours worked reported to a sick leave credit the immediate supervisor by the employee immediately upon the commencement of 5.52 hours with payabsence. Said unused sick leave shall accrue and be cumulative without limit. 16.02 An employee eligible Time taken for sick leave with pay may use such sick leave upon will not be applied against the approval of the City Manager, only for absence due to illness, injury, exposure to contagious disease which could be communicated to other employees upon the discretion of the Department Head, authorized maternity leave/adoption leave, and illness of an immediate family member. 16.03 In the event of illness in the employee's immediate family, such use of sick leave will be restricted and governed by the following: a) The employee's immediate family shall mean: spouse, child, step- child, parent, one who stands in the place of a parent (loco parentis) or one for whom the individual has medical power of attorney. Such leave shall be limited to ten (10) days annually. b) In the event of a death days’ leave entitlement as set out in the employee's immediate family and upon extenuating circumstances, sick leave may be used to extend the authorized bereavement leave, however such extension may not exceed a total of 48 hours. 16.04 Employment Standards ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇. When sick leave is used, it shall be deducted from the employee's accrual on the basis of one hour for every one hour or fraction thereof. There will be no fractional crediting of hours. 16.05 Employees absent from work on authorized holidays, during sick leave, vacation, disability leave, on special leaves of absence with pay, or on special leaves of absence without pay, not to exceed three days in any calendar year, shall continue to accumulate sick leave credit at the regularly prescribed rate during such absence as though they were present for duty. 16.06 Employees with a sick leave balance in excess of three hundred sixty an employee has had four (3604) hours will be paid at one hundred percent (100%) of their rate. Employees whose balance is three hundred sixty (360) or less and have exceeded ninety-six (96) hours incidents of sick leave in a rolling calendar yearany twelve- month period, payment for subsequent occasions of sickness will be paid at eighty percent (80%) withheld for the first two days of their regular rate. Any sick leave utilized in excess of one hundred twenty (120) hours in any one (1) continuous usage period shall be paid at one hundred percent (100%) an employee’s regular rate, provided such occasion if the employee has sufficient accruals and in compliance with article 16.07not adequately substantiated his/her sickness as being bona fide.

Sick Pay. 16.01 Each fullSick Leave can be used only for personal illness, and any abuse of the Sick Leave Policy will be subject to discipline up to and including termination. For sick leave use specific to FMLA, refer to Article 18, Section 2. Employees hired after the effective date of the contract will be credited sick leave on the following schedule: In the event of a death occurring in an employee’s immediate family (e.g. mother or step- mother, father or step-time father, spouse, child or step-child, brother, sister, mother-in-law or father- in- law, grandchild, grandmother or grandfather), an employee covered by this agreement who has completed his probationary period shall be entitledexcused from his regular work schedule and the employee shall be paid at his 5+ Accrued Sick Leave Per Year 8 days — 64 hours 10 days — 80 hours 12 days — 96 hours regular rate of pay for the scheduled work time he will lose on any of these scheduled work days, with a maximum of eight (8) or ten (10) hours of pay, as appropriate, per day missed, provided that pay for every such time lost shall not be in excess of five (5) days. The employee must furnish proof of death and the employee’s relationship to the deceased. Employees hired prior to the effective date of the contract will continue to accrue sick days at twelve (12) days, ninety-six (96) hours worked to a per year. Each employee will be credited sick leave credit for each month of 5.52 hours with pay. Said unused sick leave shall accrue and be cumulative without limit. 16.02 An employee eligible for sick leave with pay may use such sick leave upon the approval of the City Manager, only for absence due to illness, injury, exposure to contagious disease which could be communicated to other employees upon the discretion of the Department Head, authorized maternity leave/adoption leave, and illness of an immediate family member. 16.03 In the event of illness in the employee's immediate family, such use of sick leave will be restricted and governed by the following: a) The employee's immediate family shall mean: spouse, child, step- child, parent, one who stands in the place of a parent (loco parentis) or one for whom the individual has medical power of attorney. Such leave shall be limited to ten (10) days annually. b) In the event of a death in the employee's immediate family and upon extenuating circumstances, sick leave may be used to extend the authorized bereavement leave, however such extension may not exceed a total of 48 hours. 16.04 When sick leave is used, it shall be deducted from the employee's accrual continuous service based on the basis of one hour for every one hour or fraction thereof. There will be no fractional crediting of hours. 16.05 Employees absent from work on authorized holidays, during sick leave, vacation, disability leave, on special leaves of absence with pay, or on special leaves of absence without pay, not to exceed three days in any calendar year, shall continue to accumulate sick leave credit at the regularly prescribed rate during such absence as though they were present for duty. 16.06 Employees with a sick leave balance in excess of three hundred sixty (360) hours will be paid at one hundred percent (100%) of their rateabove schedules. Employees whose balance is three hundred sixty (360) or less and have exceeded ninety-six (96) hours of sick leave in a rolling calendar year, will be paid at eighty percent (80%) of their regular rate. Any sick leave utilized in excess of must actually work one hundred twenty (120) hours of scheduled work per month in any one (1) continuous usage period shall order to accrue sick leave. Scheduled days will include scheduled vacations, holidays and personal days. The maximum amount of sick leave that can be paid at accumulated is one hundred percent seventy (100%170) an employee’s regular ratedays. The Authority will comply with the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, provided the employee has sufficient accruals and in compliance with article 16.07(29 CFR Part 825).

Sick Pay. 16.01 Each full-time employee covered by this agreement shall be entitled, for every ninety-six each eighty (9680) hours worked of regular time service per pay period, to a sick leave credit of 5.52 4.6 hours with pay. Said unused sick leave shall accrue and be cumulative without limit. 16.02 An employee eligible for sick leave with pay may use such sick leave upon the approval of the City Manager, only for absence due to illness, injury, exposure to contagious disease which could be communicated to other employees upon the discretion of the Department Head, authorized maternity leave/adoption leave, and illness of an immediate family member. 16.03 In the event of illness in the employee's immediate family, such use of sick leave will be restricted and governed by the following: a) The employee's immediate family shall mean: spouse, childchild or parent. For purposes of this Article, step- childfather-in-law, parentmother-in-law, one and step children who stands in reside with the place of a parent (loco parentis) or one for whom the individual has medical power of attorneyemployee are considered immediate family. Such leave shall be limited to ten (10) days annually. However, leave will not be exhausted if an immediate family member requires medical treatment or is hospitalized. b) In the event of a death in the employee's immediate family and upon extenuating circumstances, sick leave may be used to extend the authorized bereavement leave, however such extension may not exceed a total of 48 hourstwo (2) days. 16.04 When sick leave is used, it shall be deducted from the employee's accrual on the basis of one (1) hour for every one (1) hour or fraction thereof. There will be no fractional crediting of hours. 16.05 Employees absent from work on authorized holidays, during sick leave, vacation, disability leave, on special leaves of absence with pay, or on special leaves of absence without pay, not to exceed three days in any calendar year, shall continue to accumulate sick leave credit at the regularly prescribed rate during such absence as though they were present for duty. 16.06 Employees with a sick leave balance in excess of three hundred sixty (360300) hours during a twelve (12) month rolling calendar will be paid at one hundred percent (100%) of their rate. Employees whose balance is below three hundred sixty (360300) or less hours, and have exceeded ninety-six eighty (9680) hours of sick leave in a rolling calendar year, will be paid at eighty percent (80%) of their regular rate. Sick leave balances will not automatically renew at the beginning of the regular calendar year. Employees’ sick leave will be determined on a rolling calendar basis and sick leave accrues at the rate of 4.6 hours per eighty (80) hours of work with the thirteenth month’s use of sick leave dropping off and the new month added in. Sick leave prior to and subsequent to a hospitalization or sick leave receiving documented medical care, will be paid at one hundred percent (100%) the employee’s regular rate. Any sick leave utilized in excess of one hundred twenty eighty (12080) hours in any one (1) continuous usage period shall be paid at one hundred percent (100%) an ). An employee’s regular rateinability to work may be verified by the employee’s physician. New employees, provided years one through four, will have the sick leave paid at one hundred percent (100%). The rolling calendar will begin on May 1, 2009. The above section does not apply in situations where the Employee has suffered a catastrophic accident, illness or injury resulting in a serious health condition that requires hospitalization or ongoing medical treatment. Once that individual no longer suffers from the serious health condition or no longer requires ongoing treatment, any sick leave utilized will be in compliance with this Article. In the event the Employee has three hundred (300) or more hours and suffers a catastrophic accident, illness or injury that prevents him from working eighty (80) or more continuous working hours and drops him below three hundred (300) hours, the Employee will continue to have sick leave paid at one hundred percent (100%) for a period equal to one (1) year for every one hundred twenty (120) hours lost. 16.06 Before an absence may be charged against accumulated sick leave, the Department Head may require proof of illness, injury or death, or may require the employee to be examined by a physician designated by the Department Head and paid by the Employer. In any event, an employee absent for more than three (3) consecutive work days must supply a physician’s report to be eligible for paid sick leave. 16.07 If an employee fails to submit adequate proof of illness, injury or death upon request, or in the event that upon such proof as is submitted or upon the report of medical examination, the Department Head finds there is not satisfactory evidence of illness, injury or death sufficient to justify the employee’s absence, such leave may, at the Department Head’s discretion, be considered an unauthorized leave and shall be without pay. 16.08 Any abuse, excessive or patterned use of sick leave shall be just and sufficient cause for disciplinary action. 16.09 Any employee fraudulently claiming sick leave allowance from work for other reasons shall be subject to disciplinary action up to and including termination. 16.10 An employee who is laid-off from employment with the Employer may, if reappointed, have available for his use any unused sick leave existing at the time of his lay-off. An employee who transfers from one position to another, or from one public agency to another in the State of Ohio, shall be credited with the unused balance of his sick leave accrual, but not to be in an amount in the excess of the accrual limit set forth and effective for the employees of the Employer. 16.11 Upon the retirement of the employee or disability retirement of the employee, and the employee has sufficient accruals completed ten (10) years of service, such employee shall be entitled to receive a cash payment equal to his basic rate of pay at the time of the above listed condition multiplied by forty (40%) percent of the total number of accumulated unused sick hours earned by the employee up to fifteen hundred (1500) and thirty-three and one-third (33 1/3%) percent for all accumulated and unused sick hours earned by the employee in compliance with article 16.07excess of fifteen hundred (1500) hours. Employees retiring in the years 2002 and 2003 will receive forty percent (40 %) of their unused sick leave up to fifteen hundred (1500) hours. 16.12 Members not using sick leave during each calendar quarter shall receive an incentive of eight (8) hours compensatory time credited to their compensatory time bank.

Sick Pay. 16.01 Each full-time employee covered by this agreement shall be entitled, for every ninety-six each eighty (9680) hours worked of regular time service per pay period, to a sick leave credit of 5.52 4.6 hours with pay. Said unused sick leave shall accrue and be cumulative without limit. 16.02 An employee eligible for sick leave with pay may use such sick leave upon the approval of the City Manager, only for absence due to illness, injury, exposure to contagious disease which could be communicated to other employees upon the discretion of the Department Head, authorized maternity leave/adoption leave, and illness of an immediate family member. 16.03 In the event of illness in the employee's immediate family, such use of sick leave will be restricted and governed by the following: a) The employee's immediate family shall mean: spouse, childchild or parent. For purposes of this Article, step- childfather-in-law, parentmother-in-law, one and step children who stands in reside with the place of a parent (loco parentis) or one for whom the individual has medical power of attorneyemployee are considered immediate family. Such leave shall be limited to ten (10) days annually. However, leave will not be exhausted if an immediate family member requires medical treatment or is hospitalized. b) In the event of a death in the employee's immediate family and upon extenuating circumstances, sick leave may be used to extend the authorized bereavement leave, however such extension may not exceed a total of 48 hourstwo (2) days. 16.04 When sick leave is used, it shall be deducted from the employee's accrual on the basis of one (1) hour for every one (1) hour or fraction thereof. There will be no fractional crediting of hours. 16.05 Employees absent from work on authorized holidays, during sick leave, vacation, disability leave, on special leaves of absence with pay, or on special leaves of absence without pay, not to exceed three days in any calendar year, shall continue to accumulate sick leave credit at the regularly prescribed rate during such absence as though they were present for duty. 16.06 Employees with a sick leave balance in excess of three hundred sixty (360300) hours during a twelve (12) month rolling calendar will be paid at one hundred percent (100%) of their rate. Employees whose balance is below three hundred sixty (360300) or less hours, and have exceeded ninety-six eighty (9680) hours of sick leave in a rolling calendar year, will be paid at eighty percent (80%) of their regular rate. Any Sick leave balances will not automatically renew at the beginning of the regular calendar year. Employees’ sick leave utilized in excess will be determined on a rolling calendar basis and sick leave accrues at the rate of one hundred twenty (120) 4.6 hours in any one (1) continuous usage period shall be paid at one hundred percent (100%) an employee’s regular rate, provided the employee has sufficient accruals and in compliance with article 16.07.per eighty