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7L -831 <br />9.7 Leave for Preenancv Disability <br />9.7.1 Employees who are working are entitled to use personal il'ness and <br />injury leave for disabilities caused or contributed to by pregnancy, <br />miscarriage, childbirth, and recovery therefrom on the same terns <br />and conditions governing leaves of absence for other illness or medical <br />disability. Such leave shall not be used for child care, child rearing, <br />or preparation for childbearing, but shall be limited to those <br />disabilities as set forth above. The length of such disability leave, <br />including the date on which the leave shall commence and the date on <br />which the duties are to be resumed, shall be determined by the <br />employee and the employee's physician; however, the Personnel <br />Officer may require a verification of the extent of disability through a <br />physical examination of the employee by a physician appointed by the <br />City at City expense. <br />9.7.2 Employees are entitled to leave without pay or other benefits for <br />disabilities because of pregnancy, miscarriage, childbirth, or recovery <br />therefrom when sick leave has been exhausted. The date on which <br />the employee shall resume duties shall be determined by the <br />employee on leave and the employees physician; however, the <br />Personnel Officer may require a verification of the extent of disability <br />through a physical examination of the employee by a physician <br />appointed by the City. <br />9.7.3 The employee on leave shall be returned to an equivalent position <br />within her classification. <br />9.8 Absence Notification <br />Failure on the part of an employee to report for duty or notify the designated <br />management official one -half (1/2) hour prior to the employees scheduled <br />starting time as to a reason why the employee cannot report may subject the <br />employee to disciplinary action. <br />9.9 Bereavement Leave <br />9.9.1 In the event of a death in the immediate family of an employee of the <br />City, that employee shall, upon request, be granted such time off with <br />pay as is necessary to make arrangements for the funeral and attend <br />same, not to exceed three (3) regularly scheduled working days or <br />four (4) days in the event the funeral is 300 or more miles from the <br />City. ' <br />242 <br />21 <br />