SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION LOCAL 721 (SEIU) - PART-TIME CIVIL SERVICE (2017-2018)

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misconduct; or, sickness or disability sustained while engaged in employment other than employment by the City, for monetary gain or other compensation, or by reason -of engaging in business or activity for monetary gain or other compensation. I. Excess Usage. If sick leave is used in excess of that due and available to an employee, such excess sick leave will first be deducted from any available compensatory time off benefit; second, deducted from vacation leave; third, from the next scheduled salary payment. Necessity Leave. Each employee shall be afforded the opportunity to use up to 36 hours of sick leave per calendar year, on a non -cumulative basis, as personal necessity leave. Personal necessity leave may be used to attend to an illness of a family member. "Family member" means any of the following: (1) A child, which for purposes of this article means a biological, adopted, or foster child, stepchild, legal ward, or a child to whom the employee stands in loco parentis. This definition of a child is applicable regardless of age or dependency status. (2) A biological, adoptive, or foster parent, stepparent, or legal guardian of an employee or the employee's spouse or registered domestic partner, or a person who stood in loco parentis when the employee was a minor child. (3) A spouse. (4) A registered domestic partner. (5) A grandparent. (6) A grandchild. (7) A sibling. Or any member of the employee's household related byblood or marriage; any other relative of the employee byblood or marriage, where it can be established by the employee that the employee's presence is required to handle emergency arrangements and/or other matters. Necessity leave may also be used: a) to attend to a serious accident to members of the employee's immediate family; b) childbirth; c) to cope with imminent danger to the employee's family, home, or other valuable property; d) when 27