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ORD NA C S-2232 343 <br />Page 38 <br /> <br />consecutively scheduled shifts for uniformed members of the fire <br />department assigned to the twenty-four (24) hour shift schedule, <br />the employee shall present to his or her department head a <br />physician's certificate stating the cause of illness and that, in <br />his or her opinion, the employee could not report'to work because <br />of such illness or injury and that the employee is sufficiently <br />recovered to safely return to work. Such certificate shall be <br />transmitted to the executive director of personnel services with <br />the report of the return of the employee to work. <br /> <br />Sec. 9-167. Denial. <br /> <br /> No employee shall be entitled to sick leave with pay while <br />absent from duty because of sickness or injury purposely self- <br />inflicted or caused by willful misconduct; or, sickness or <br />disability sustained while on leave of absence without pay; or, <br />sickness or disability sustained while engaged in employment other <br />than employment by the city, for monetary gain or other compensa- <br />tion, or by reason of engaging in business or activity for monetary <br />gain or other compensation. <br /> <br />Sec. 9-168. Industrial injury leave. <br /> <br /> (a) This section applies to any full-time, regular employee <br />who is compelled to be absent from duty as a result of any injury <br />or disease which comes under the State of California Workers' <br />Compensation Insurance and Safety Act (referred to hereinafter as <br />the "Act"), and is deemed compensable; except that this section <br />shall not apply to any such employee who is entitled to leave of <br />absence without loss of salary under Section 4850 of the California <br />Labor Code. <br /> <br /> (b) Except as otherwise provided in Subsection (c) of this <br />section, industrial injury compensation will be paid at a rate <br />equivalent to one hundred percent (100%) of the employee's normal <br />gross salary for all full work days lost, for a period or periods <br />equal in total to not more than six (6) months and occurring during <br />a twelve (12) month period commencing with the initial date of <br />absence due to the injury or disease. The twelve-month period may <br />be extended to eighteen months by the employee's appointing <br />authority if the appointing authority determines that the City can <br />accommodate the employee's return to work in a limited hour <br />capacity of 20 hours or more per week, if the employee obtains a <br />release for such limited work from a physician designated by the <br />city, and if the employee does return to work on such basis. In <br />such event, absences for less than a full work day shall be <br />eligible for industrial injury compensation pursuant to this <br />subsection. <br /> <br />(c) Sick leave shall be applied to the absence of the <br /> <br />38 <br /> <br /> <br />