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16.6.7 In any case in which two employees of the City are entitled to parental leave for the same child, <br /> the aggregate number of workweeks of parental leave to which both may be entitled shall be <br /> limited to 52 workweeks during any 12-month period. <br /> 16.7 Leave for Pregnancy Disability <br /> In accordance with the California Fair Employment and Housing Act and City policy, employees are entitled <br /> to pregnancy disability leave. <br /> 16.8 Bereavement Leave <br /> 16.8.1 In the event of a death in the immediate family of an employee of the City, that employee shall, <br /> upon request, be granted such time off with pay as is necessary to make arrangements for and/or <br /> attend the funeral not to exceed three(3) regularly scheduled working days or four(4)days in the <br /> event the funeral is 300 or more miles from the City. This provision does not apply if the death <br /> occurs during the employee's paid vacation or while the employee is on leave of absence, layoff <br /> or sick leave. <br /> 16.8.2 For the purpose of this provision, the immediate family shall be restricted to father, mother, <br /> brother, sister, spouse, domestic partner, child, half-brother, half-sister, stepbrother, stepsister, <br /> mother-in-law, father-in-law, grandparent, grandchild, and stepfather, stepmother, stepchild in <br /> those cases where direct child rearing-parental relationship may be demonstrated to have <br /> existed. <br /> 16.8.3 In the event of the death of an active City employee, the City will excuse (without loss of pay) <br /> those employees who wish to attend the locally conducted funeral only to the extent it does not <br /> interfere with the operation of the City. <br /> 16.8.4 Bereavement leave applies only in instances in which the employee attends the funeral, or is <br /> required to make funeral arrangements, but is not applicable for other purposes, such as settling <br /> the estate of the deceased. <br /> 16.9 Family and Medical Leave <br /> In accordance with the California Family rights Act of 1991 and the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 <br /> and City policy, regular part-time and full-time employees with one or more years of service are entitled to <br /> leave. <br /> 16.10 Court Appearance Leave <br /> Leave for court appearance due to a summons to testify as a witness in a matter regarding an event or <br /> transaction which he or she perceived or investigated in the course of his or her City job duties shall be <br /> granted by the City for court appearance on behalf of the City with no loss of salary. <br /> Any employee is not entitled to Court Appearance Leave for time an employee spends: <br /> • Testifying on his or her own behalf; <br /> • In preparation for the trial, including answering the government's interrogatories, and observing the <br /> conduct of the trial, if an employee is a party in a suit against the City(i.e., plaintiff); <br /> 21 <br />