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18.2.3 An employee who is unable to perform his or her job due to a serious health condition may also <br /> request family and medical leave in accordance with Article 18.9. <br /> 18.3 Military Leave <br /> The provisions of the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA) and <br /> Military and Veterans Code of the State of California shall govern the granting of military leaves of absence <br /> and the rights of employees returning from such leaves. <br /> 18.4 Leave of Absence Without Pay <br /> 18.4.1 Upon written request of an employee, the Personnel Officer may grant a leave of absence <br /> without pay for a period not to exceed one (1) year. Any authorization for a leave of absence <br /> without pay shall be made in writing by the Personnel Officer and the department head. <br /> 18.4.2 During an approved leave of absence, the employee shall not engage in gainful employment <br /> unless authorized to do so by written permission of the City. The City may cancel the leave of <br /> absence or terminate any employee who violates the terms and conditions of the written <br /> permission for the leave. <br /> 18.5 Jury Duty <br /> Any employee whose name shall be selected from the list of trial jurors or serve as a juror in a civil or <br /> criminal action pending in a Superior, Municipal, or Justice Court of the State of California, or any Federal <br /> court convening in the State of California, or any employee required to report for the selection of a jury in <br /> any of these courts shall receive pay for the time such service requires his or her absence from work; <br /> provided, however, that the City may require proof of the time such service was required and any moneys <br /> received from jury service shall be turned into the City; provided, further, that the employee shall report to <br /> work whenever a reasonable portion of the workday or shift remains for completion. Any employee required <br /> to serve as a juror shall not have his or her regular starting or quitting time changed as a result of being <br /> called for jury service. <br /> 18.6 Parental Leave of Absence Without Pay <br /> 18.6.1 Parental leave of absence without pay shall be granted upon request to non-disabled, qualifying <br /> employees for the purpose of parent-child bonding following the birth of a child or the placement <br /> of a child in the employee's family for adoption or foster care for a period of up to one(1)year. <br /> 18.6.2 Parental leave shall be granted when the following conditions have been met: <br /> 18.6.2.1 The employee shall notify his or her immediate supervisor in writing no later than <br /> ninety (90) days prior to the tentative date on which the leave is to begin. Such <br /> notice shall include the tentative dates on which the leave shall begin and end. <br /> 18.6.2.2 Within thirty(30) days of the beginning of the parental leave, the employee shall <br /> submit to the Personnel Officer the specific date he or she intends to begin the <br /> leave,and a notice of intention to return to work. <br /> 21 <br />