Agmt14 Servie Employees International Union SEIU MOU 2014-2017

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with the Director of Finance, or, in the event no designated beneficiary has been chosen, the beneficiary listed in the worker's insurance policy will receive the payment of such unused sick leave as provided under the provisions for a worker who elects to receive compensation in lieu of sick leave credits. Workers discharged shall not be eligible for payment of unused sick leave. 20.1.8 If a worker's illness or the illness of a family member results in an absence from work for three (3) or more consecutive days, a doctor's certificate or other reasonable medical proof of illness may be required by the City. 20.1.9 If a supervisor believes there is an abuse of sick leave, the supervisor may require the worker to provide medical verification for all future sick leave absences for a period of 90 days. Prior to implementing this provision the worker and the worker's representative shall, upon request, be given the opportunity to meet with the supervisor to show cause why this provision should not be invoked. Material relating to the sick leave use will be available to the worker and his representative prior to such meeting. 20,1.10 Pursuant to Article 20.13 and City policy, a worker may also request family and medical leave if he/she is unable to perform his/her job because of a serious health condition, or needs to care for a child,following birth or placement,or needs to care for a spouse, child or parent who is seriously ill. 20.2 Industrial Disability Leave 20.2.1 A regular worker who is in the service of the City as of March 31, 1983, who suffers any disability arising out of and in the course of his/her employment, as defined by the Workers' Compensation laws of the State of California, shall be entitled to industrial disability leave without loss of compensation for the period of such disability to a maximum of one (1) year. Regular workers hired on April 1, 1983, or thereafter, shall be entitled to industrial disability leave in accordance with work restrictions prescribed by a Qualified Medical Evaluator without loss of compensation for the period of such disability to a maximum of sixty(60)days or until retirement, whichever occurs first. During the period the worker is paid by the City, the worker shall assign or endorse to the City any benefit payments received as a result of Workers' Compensation insurance coverage. The City reserves the right to withhold payment of any disability benefits until such time as it is determined whether or not the illness or injury is covered by Workers'Compensation. 20.2.1.1 In the event that the City exercises its right to withhold immediate payment of disability benefits, and until such time that a coverage determination is made, workers may elect to utilize accrued sick leave for the interim period. If accrued sick leave becomes exhausted, workers may then elect to utilize accrued vacation leave for any remaining interim time. 20.2.2 Workers shall not accrue sick leave or vacation leave credits during any period of disability exceeding one (1) month. 20.2.3 A worker hired after April 1, 1983, who is still unable to return to duty after exhausting paid industrial accident leave may, at the discretion of the worker, be placed on paid sick leave if he/she is eligible therefore. Accumulated sick leave will be reduced, at the discretion of the worker, only in the amount necessary to provide less than equal to a full day's wages or salary, as indicated in the worker's assignment, when added to compensation without penalties from the City's Workers' Compensation insurance carrier. 32