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parent, legal guardian, or a person who stood loco parentis
when employee was a child), child (biological, adoptive, foster
child, step child, legal ward, or a child to whom the employee
stands loco parentis regardless of age or dependency status),
spouse, registered domestic partner, parent-in-law, sibling,
grandchild, or grandparent
c. For an employee who is a victim of domestic violence, sexual
assault, or stalking for the purposes described in Labor Code
sections 230(c) and 230.1 (a).
An employee will make reasonable effort to schedule medical appointments
during non-working hours.
3. Employees that are injured on duty, and the injury is recognized as such
by the City or the WCAB, and not eligible to receive salary to supplement
workers' compensation temporary disability benefits under Section J of
this Article, may request that accrued sick leave be paid to supplement
workers' compensation disability payments.
4. Kin Care Leave: In addition to the prescribed purposes of paid sick leave
in Section E. 3, and employee may use up to ½ of their annual accrued
sick leave to care for and attend to a family member who is ill. Every
effort shall be made to schedule medical appointments for an ill family
member during non-working hours. For the purposes of Kin Care Leave,
family members shall include parent (biological adoptive, foster parent,
step-parent, or legal guardian), child (biological, adoptive, foster child,
step-child, legal ward, a child of a registered domestic partner, or a child
to whom the employee stand loco parentis regardless of the age or
dependency), spouse, or registered domestic partner.
5. In case of absence due to illness, if the paid sick leave is foreseeable,
the employee shall notify his department within reasonable advance
notice. If the paid sick leave in unforeseeable, the employee shall
provide notice of the need for the leave as soon as possible. The
minimum increment of use of paid sick leave shall be 30 minutes.
6. The appointing power and City Manager may discipline an employee if
sick leave is used for an inappropriate purpose.
7. If an employee separates from employment with the City and is rehired
within 1 year from separation, up to 48 hours or 6 days, whichever is
greater depending upon the employee’s regular scheduled workday, of
accrued and unused sick leave will be reinstated.
8. Part-time employees who work more than 40 hours in a pay period shall
receive sick leave under the same conditions as full-time employees at