CONFIDENTIAL ASSOCIATION OF SANTA ANA (CASA) (2019-2022)

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ARTICLE XI 11,0 OTHER LEAVES OF ABSENCE 11.1 Sick Leave. A. Definition. Except as otherwise provided below, sick leave shall be deemed to mean absence from duty of an employee because of illness, injury, medical, or dental appointment that prevents the employee from performing the duties of his or her position, and shall be deemed to include time in quarantine resulting from exposure to a contagious disease. B. Accrual. Each employee shall be entitled to, and shall earn, one (1), eight (8) hour working day of sick leave for each full calendar month of service in which he is employed by the City with full pay; provided, however, any absence on sick leave for a period of time greater than fifteen (15) consecutive calendar days in any one (1) calendar month shall not be considered to be service entitling an employee to earn sick leave as aforesaid. Subject to the other provisions in this Article, sick leave shall accrue to the credit of each employee to the extent that it is not used. PTCS designated employees shall accrue sick and personal necessity leave at a rate of 75% of the monthly provided rate of the Full -Time Civil Service equivalent as designated in this MOU, C. Authorized Only When Necessory. Use of sick leave by City employees shall be authorized as follows: Sick leave is not a right which an employee may use at his or her discretion, but shall be allowed only in cases of necessity and actual sickness or disability, or as authorized in Subsection J below. 2. When an accepted industrial illness or injury has caused an employee's absence, forwhich benefits are required underthe State Workers' Compensation Insurance and Safety Act, paid sick leave shall be allowed such employee during the first three (3) days of the statutory waiting period. If the workers' compensation related illness or injury continues past the initial CONFIDENTIAL ASSOCIATION OF SANTA ANA (CASA) MOU: JANUARY 1, 2019 THROUGH JUNE 30, 2022 Page 44 #k10665v2