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<br />18.2 <br /> <br />Industrial Disability Leave <br /> <br />18.2.1 <br /> <br />18.2.2 <br /> <br />18.2.3 <br /> <br />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/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 /> <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, <br />the 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 /> <br />Employees shall not accrue sick leave or vacation leave credits during any period of industrial <br />disability exceeding one (1) month. <br /> <br />An employee who is unable to perform his/her job due to a serious health condition may also <br />request family and medical leave in accordance with Section 18.9. <br /> <br />18.3 <br /> <br />Military Leave <br /> <br />The provisions of the Military and Veterans Code of the State of California shall govern the granting of <br />military leaves of absence and the rights of employees returning from such leaves. <br /> <br />18.4 <br /> <br />Leave of Absence Without Pay <br /> <br />18.4.1 <br /> <br />18,4.2 <br /> <br />18.5 <br /> <br />Jury Duty <br /> <br />Upon written request of an employee, the Human Resources Director may grant a leave of <br />absence without pay for a period not to exceed one (1) year. Any authorization for a leave of <br />absence without pay shall be made in writing by the Human Resources Director and the <br />department head. <br /> <br />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 /> <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 absence from work; provided, <br />however, that the City may require proof of the time such service was required and any moneys received <br />from jury service shall be turned into the City; provided, further, that the employee shall report to work <br />whenever a reasonable portion of the workday or shift remains for completion. Any employee required to <br />serve as a juror shall not have his/her regular starting or quitting time changed as a result of being called for <br />jury service. <br /> <br />21 <br />