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18.7.2 18.7.3 resumed, shall be determined by the employee and the employee's physician; however, the Human Resources Director may require a verification of the extent of disability through a physical examination of the employee by a physician appointed by the City at the City's expense. Employees are entitled to leave without payor other benefits for disabilities because of pregnancy, miscarriage, childbirth, or recovery there from when sick leave has been exhausted. The date on which the employee shall resume duties shall be determined by the employee on leave and the employee's physician; however, the Personnel Office may require a verification of the extent of disability through a physical examination of the employee by a physician appointed by the City. The employee on leave shall be retumed to her original position or if that position is not in existence to an equivalent position within her classification. A worker may coordinate a portion of her pregnancy leave with provisions of the Family & Medical Leave Act, as described in Section 18.9. 18.8 Bereavement Leave 18.8.1 18.8.2 18.8.3 18.8.4 In the event of a death in the immediate family of an employee of the City, that employee shall, upon request, be granted such time off with pay as is necessary to make arrangements for and/or attend the funeral not to exceed three (3) regularly scheduled working days or four (4) days in the event the funeral is 300 or more miles from the City. This provision does not apply if the death occurs during the employee's paid vacation or while the employee is on leave of absence, layoff or sick leave. For the purpose of this provision, the immediate family shall be restricted to father, mother, brother, sister, spouse, domestic partner, child, half brother, half sister, stepbrother, stepsister, mother-in-law, father-in-law, grandparent, grandchild, and stepfather, stepmother, stepchild in those cases where direct child rearing-parental relationship may be demonstrated to have existed. In the event of the death of an active City employee, the City will excuse (without loss of pay) those employees who wish to attend the locally conducted funeral only to the extent it does not interfere with the operation of the City. Bereavement leave applies only in instances in which the employee attends the funeral, or is required to make funeral arrangements, but is not applicable for other purposes, such as settling the estate of the deceased. 18.9 Family and Medical Leave 18.9.1 In accordance with the California Family Rights Act of 1991 and the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, regular part-time and full-time employees with one year or more years of service are entitled to leave to a maximum of 12 weeks in a 12-month period (or 16 weeks in a 24-month period): 23