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<br />35 <br /> <br />was earned; and <br /> <br />(4) Add the remaining seventy-five percent (75%) or fifty percent (50%) of the <br />unused sick leave computed in step 1 to the worker's accumulated sick leave <br />credits; and <br /> <br />(5) Drop any accumulated sick leave credits in excess of nine hundred and sixty <br />(960) hours. <br /> <br />20.1.7 If a worker terminates for reasons other than death, retirement or discharge, compensation in lieu <br />of unused sick leave shall be paid in accordance with the terms provided for a worker who may <br />elect to receive compensation in lieu of sick leave credits, prorated to the date of termination of <br />service. Workers who retire from City employment with benefits from PERS or who die while in the <br />employ of the City shall be eligible to receive fifty percent (50%) of accrued unused sick leave. In <br />the event of the death of a worker, such payments shall be made to the designated beneficiary filed <br />with the Director of Finance, or, in the event no designated beneficiary has been chosen, the <br />beneficiary listed in the worker's insurance policy will receive the payment of such unused sick <br />leave as provided under the provisions for a worker who elects to receive compensation in lieu of <br />sick leave credits. Workers discharged shall not be eligible for payment of unused sick leave. <br /> <br />20.1.8 If an employee separates and is rehired within one year from separation, prior accrued and unused <br />sick leave will be reinstated, to a maximum of six (6) days or forty-eight (48) hours (whichever is <br />greater), minus any amount of compensation in lieu of sick leave or sick leave credits provided at <br />separation. <br />If a worker's illness or the illness of a family member results in an absence from work for three (3) or more <br />consecutive days, a doctor's certificate or other reasonable medical proof of illness may be <br />required by the City. <br /> <br />20.1.9 If a supervisor has reasonable suspicion there is an abuse of sick leave, the supervisor may <br />require the worker to provide medical verification for all future sick leave absences for a period of <br />ninety (90) days. Prior to implementing this provision the worker and the worker's representative <br />shall, upon request, be given the opportunity to meet with the supervisor to show cause why this <br />provision should not be invoked. Material relating to the sick leave use will be available to the <br />worker and his representative prior to such meeting. <br /> <br />20.1.10 Pursuant to Article 20.13 and City policy, a worker may also request family and medical leave if <br />he/she is unable to perform his/her job because of a serious health condition, or needs to care for a <br />child, following birth or placement, or needs to care for a spouse, child or parent who is seriously ill. <br /> <br />20.2 Industrial Disability Leave <br /> <br />20.2.1 A regular worker who is in the service of the City as of March 31, 1983, who suffers any disability <br />arising out of and in the course of his/her employment, as defined by the Workers' Compensation <br />laws of the State of California, shall be entitled to industrial disability leave without loss of <br />compensation for the period of such disability to a maximum of one (1) year. Regular workers <br />hired on April 1, 1983, or thereafter, shall be entitled to industrial disability leave in accordance with <br />work restrictions prescribed by a Qualified Medical Evaluator without loss of compensation for the <br />period of such disability to a maximum of sixty (60) days or until retirement, whichever occurs first. <br />During the period the worker is paid by the City, the worker shall assign or endorse to the City any <br />benefit payments received as a result of Workers' Compensation insurance coverage. The City <br />6.3.B. - Page 45