Agmt14 Redwood City Management Employees Association MOU 2013-2016

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the Director of Finance on or before December 1 of that year. Payment shall be made at twenty- five(25%)of the value of the unused sick leave, or fifty percent(50%)of the value of the unused sick leave when no more than ten (10) hours of sick leave have been used for the preceding (26) pay periods at the salary for the year in which the payment is being made. Payment shall be made after December 31. There shall be no payment in lieu of accumulated sick leave benefits for years prior to such calendar year. Use of Personal Business Leave shall be excluded from the definition of sick leave for the purposes of this article. 18.1.6 Accumulated sick leave credits shall be reduced by the value of the sick leave compensated as provided in the above paragraph and the remaining balance shall be accumulated to a maximum of one-thousand two-hundred (1200) hours . 18.1.7 If an employee terminates his or her employment, for reasons other than death, retirement or discharge, compensation in lieu of unused sick leave shall be paid in accordance with the terms provided for an employee who may elect to receive compensation in lieu of sick leave credits, prorated to the date of termination of service. Employees who have ten (10)years of service and who retire from City employment with benefits from PERS or who die while in the employ of the City shall be eligible to receive fifty percent(50%) of accrued unused sick leave. In the event of the death of an employee, such payments shall be made to the designated beneficiary filed with the Director of Finance, or, in the event no designated beneficiary has been chosen, the beneficiary listed in the employee's insurance policy will receive the payment of such unused sick leave as provided under the provisions for an employee who elects to receive compensation in lieu of sick leave credits. Employees discharged shall not be eligible for payment of unused sick leave. 18.1.8 If an employee's illness or the illness of a family member results in an absence from work for three (3) or more days, a doctor's certificate or other reasonable proof of illness may be required by the City. 18.1.9 If a supervisor believes there is an abuse of sick leave, the supervisor may require the employee to provide medical verification for all future sick leave absences for a period of ninety (90) days, upon written notification by the supervisor to the employee. 18.2 Industrial Disability Leave 18.2.1 A management unit employee who is employed by the City as of March 31, 1983, who suffers any disability arising out of and in the course of his or 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 industrial disability to a maximum of one (1) year, or upon retirement, whichever comes first. Employees hired on or after April 1, 1983, shall be entitled to industrial disability leave without loss of compensation for the period of such industrial disability to a maximum of sixty (60) days or until retirement,whichever occurs first. During the period the employee is paid by the City,the employee 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 industrial disability benefits until such time as it is determined whether or not the illness or injury is covered by Workers'Compensation. 18.2.2 Employees shall not accrue sick leave or vacation leave credits during any period of industrial disability exceeding one(1) month. 20