SANTA ANA FIRE MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION (3) - 2005

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work. Such certificate shall personnel officer with the return to work. be transmitted to the chief report of the employee's A physician's certificate or other satisfactory written evidence of actual illness or injury may be required after an absence of any duration less than three (3) days, or less than three (3) scheduled shifts for affected employees assigned to the twenty-four (24) hour shift schedule. H. Denial. No employee shall be entitled to sick leave with pay while absent from duty because of sickness or injury purposely self-inflicted or caused by willful 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, from any available vacation leave benefit; finally, deducted from the next scheduled wage or salary payment. J. Personal Necessity Leave. Each employee shall be afforded the opportunity to use sick leave benefits up to six (6) days (48 hours for 40-hour workweek employees or six (6), 24-hour shifts (144 hours) for uniformed, "safety-member" personnel per calendar year (on a non-cumulative basis) to attend to an illness of a child, parent, or spouse of the employee. As used in this section: 1. "Child" means a biological, foster, or adopted child, a stepchild, a legal ward, or a child of a person standing in loco parentis; 2 . "Parent" parent, means a biological, foster, or a stepparent, or a legal guardian. adoptive Of the 48 and 144 hours, respectively, defined above, each employee shall be afforded the opportunity to use up to three (3) days (24 hours for 40-hour workweek employees or three (3) 24-hour shifts (72 hours) for 37