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A worker may incorporate a portion of his/her parental leave into provisions of the Family and Medical Leave Act. Leave for Prel/nancv Disability - 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. 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. 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. Family ~nd Medical Leave Family medical leave will be offered to employees as per City policy. Court Aooearance Leave - Leave for court appearance shall be granted by the City for court appearance on behalf of the City with no loss of salary. Jury Duty - Any employee whose name shall be selected from the list of trial jurors to serve as a juror in a civil or criminal action pending in a Superior, Municipal, or Justice Court of the State of California, or any Federal court convening in the State of California, or any employee required to report for the selection of a jury in any of these courts shall receive pay for the time such service requires his absence from work; provided, however, that the City may require proof of the time such service was required and any moneys received from jury service shall be deducted from the pay; provided, further, that the employee shall report to work whenever a reasonable portion of the workday or shiR remains for completion. Any employee required to serve as a juror shall not have his/her regular starting or quitting time changed as a result of being called for jury service.