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01/10/2011 18.10 Leave for - Pregnancy - Disability 18.10.1 Employees who are working are entitled to use personal illness and injury leave for disabilities caused or contributed to by pregnancy, miscarriage, childbirth, and recovery therefrom on the same terms and conditions governing leaves of absence for other illness or medical disability. Such leave shall not be used for child care, child rearing, or preparation for childbearing, but shall be limited to those disabilities as set forth above. The length of such disability leave, including the date on which the leave shall commence and the date on which the duties are to be 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. 18.10.2 Employees are entitled to leave without pay or other benefits for disabilities because of pregnancy, miscarriage, childbirth, or recovery therefrom 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 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. 18.10.3 The employee on leave shall be returned to her original position, or if that position is not in existence, to an equivalent position within her classification. 18.11 Funeral Leave In the event of a death in the immediate family of an employee who has one (1) or more years of seniority with the City, the employee shall, upon request, be granted such time off with pay as is necessary to make arrangements for the funeral and attend same, not to exceed two (2) scheduled duty shifts during the three (3) consecutive calendar days commencing with the notification of the death of the employee. 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 purposes of this provision, the immediate family shall be restricted to father, mother, brother, sister, spouse, child, step- father, step - mother, step- sister, step - brother, step - child, mother -in -law, father -in -law, grandparents, and grandchildren. At the request of the City, the employee shall furnish a death certificate and proof of relationship. 40 Page 46 #15077 MUFF # 905