2019-21 - Ratify Collective Bargaining - Paramedics

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7.03, for the work absences necessarily caused by the jury duty or witness duty. To be eligible for such pay, an employee must present verification of the call in injury duty or witness duty. B. An employee called forjury duty shall be granted a leave of absence for the period ofjury service beginning twelve (12) hours prior to the starting time of the notice to report. Upon completion of the jury duty, the employee will report to their next regularly scheduled tour of duty. I2.04 Military Leave An employee shall be granted a leave of absence for military duty in accordance with state and federal law, and municipal ordinances. 12.05 Leaves of Absence Without Pay Leaves of absence without pay or other fringe benefits may be granted in accordance with Civil Service Rules and Regulations. ARTICLE 13 SICK TIME AND PREGNANCY LEAVE POLICY 13.01 Employees of the Division of Fire who are sick or injured and unable to report for duty shall report said sickness or injury to the Assistant Chief at least one (1) hour prior to the start of the employee's sched- uled shift. The Assistant Chief shall in turn notify the Chief of Fire. 13.02 For any absence which qualifies under the Family and Medical Leave Act ("FMLA"), paramedics must use sick time and other paid time off during FMLA leave, except for an injury which qualifies under § 13 .08. The employee must apply for FMLA for any FMLA qualifying event, including injury leaves. 13.03 When an employee reports sick due to a non -work related illness, upon return to work, the employee must report to the Assistant Chief and complete the Certificate of Illness or Injury form that is to be retained at the Division of Fire. If the employee is injured or sick from work more than seven (7) consecutive cal- endar days, has undergone an operation or told to have one, suffered an injury (including non -work related) which affects or could affect the employee's mobility, physical agility or ability to perform theirjob duties in any way, or contracted any contagious illness which could be transmitted in close living quarters or in the course of theirjob duties, the employee must complete a Attending Physician's Statement or attach a statement from their physician to the certificate giving a diagnosis/prognosis, indicating that the employee is able to return to regular or temporary light duties and turn it in to Human Resources prior to returning to duty. Unless specifically stated otherwise by the proper medical authority, all days off stipulated by the attending physician as a result of injury or illness are construed to be consecutive calendar days. These documents shall be submitted to the Division of Human Resources, prior to the day the employee returns to work. Whenever an employee is absent due to illness or injury, that employee will secure permission from the Chief of the Division of Fire before leaving the area, except to see a physician. - 13.04 The City has a right to review the employee's physical and mental status at any time during an em- ployee's absence to determine whether the employee is actually sick or injured, or the employee has the ability to return to work. The City may have the employee examined by a physician, paid by the City, to