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6.3.E. - Page 44 <br />18.2 Industrial Disability Leave <br />18.2.1 A management unit employee who is employed by the City as of March 31, 1983, who suffers <br />any disability arising out of and in the course of his or her employment as defined by the Workers' <br />Compensation laws of the State of California, shall be entitled to industrial disability leave without <br />loss of compensation for the period of such industrial disability to a maximum of one (1) year, or <br />upon retirement, whichever comes first. <br />Employees hired on or after April 1, 1983, shall be entitled to industrial disability leave without <br />loss of compensation for the period of such industrial disability to a maximum of sixty (60) days <br />or until retirement, whichever occurs first. During the period the employee is paid by the City, the <br />employee shall assign or endorse to the City any benefit payments received as a result of <br />Workers' Compensation insurance coverage. The City reserves the right to withhold payment of <br />any industrial disability benefits until such time as it is determined whether or not the illness or <br />injury is covered by Workers' Compensation. <br />18.2.2 Employees shall not accrue sick leave or vacation leave credits during any period of industrial <br />disability exceeding one (1) month. <br />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 />21 <br />