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benefits, then, any unused vacation leave benefits he or she may <br />have accrued. <br />G. Notice. The employee taking sick leave shall notify his or her <br />immediate supervisor either prior to or within four (4) hours after the <br />time he or she is scheduled to report for duty, or as otherwise <br />established by departmental regulations. When the absence is more <br />than three (3) consecutive working days, the employee must present <br />to his or her Department Head a physician's certificate stating that, in <br />the physician's opinion, the employee could not report to work <br />because of such illness or injury and that the employee is sufficiently <br />recovered to safely return to work. <br />A physician's certificate or other satisfactory written evidence of <br />actual illness or injury may be required after an absence of any <br />duration less than three (3) days. <br />H. Denial. No employee shall be entitled to sick leave with pay while <br />absent from duty because of sickness or injury purposely self - inflicted <br />or caused by willful misconduct; or, sickness or disabilily sustained <br />while engaged in employment other than employment by the City, for <br />monetary gain or other compensation, or by reason of engaging in <br />business or activity for monetary gain or other compensation. <br />I. Excess Usage. If sick leave is used in excess of that due and available <br />an employee, such excess sick leave will, first, be deducted from any <br />available compensatory time off benefit; second, from any available <br />vacation leave benefit; finally, deducted from the next scheduled <br />salary payment. <br />J. Necessify Leave. Each employee shall be afforded the opportunity to <br />use up to 48 hours of sick leave per calendar year, on a non- <br />cumulative basis, as personal necessity leave. All of this personal <br />necessity leave may be used to attend to an illness of a child, parent, <br />or spouse of the employee. As used in this section, "child" means a <br />biological, foster, or adopted child, a stepchild, a legal ward, or a <br />child of a person standing in loco parentis; "parent" means a <br />biological, foster, adoptive parent, a stepparent, or a legal guardian; <br />and "immediate family" means any member of the employee's <br />household related by blood or marriage, a parent, parent -in -law, <br />spouse, child, brother, sister, grandparent, or grandchild of the <br />employee, regardless of residence, or any other relative of the <br />CONFIDENTIAL ASSOCIATION OF SANTA ANA(CASA) MOU; 2015 -2017 Page 45 <br />25G -47 <br />