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Section 29.2. Special on the job injury leave shall not exceed Ninety (90) consecutive calendar days after the beginning of the leave unless an extension is granted by the Employer. Said leave may be canceled at an earlier time as provided below: A. When the employee is released by his physician to return to work; B. At such time that the employee is declared capable of performing his normal duties by a physician appointed by the Employer; C. If, prior to release for noimal duties, it is determined by a physician that the employee is capable of performing limited work assignments, the employee sha11 immediately report for duty under the conditions set forth in the physician's certificate; D. Any limited assignments of duties shall be reviewed each thirty (30) calendar days to determine if the employee is capable of resuming normal, unlimited duties. Section 29.3. The Employer shall have the right to require the employee to have a physical exam by a physician appointed by the Employer resulting in the physician's certification that the employee is unable to work due to the injury as a condition precedent to the employee receiving any benefits under this Article. The designated physician's opinion shall govern whether the employee is actually disabled or not, but shall not govern whether the injury was duty related. ARTICLE 30 SICK LEAVE Section 30.1. All permanent full-time employees shall be entitled for each complete eighty (80) hours of service to sick leave of four and six-tenths (4-6/10) hours with pay not to exceed one hundred twenty (120) hours. Employees may use sick leave with the approval of their department head for absence due to illness, injury, exposure to contagious disease and illness in the inunediate family. The head of each department shall require their respective employees to furnish a written signed certificate to justify the use of any sick leave taken. At the discretion of the department head, or anytime an absence due to illness exceeds three (3) days, a statement certifying the nature of the illness from a licensed physician shall be required to justify the use of sick leave. Falsification of either a written statement or a physician's certificate shall be grounds for disciplinary action including dismissal. No sick leave may be granted upon or after retirement or termination of employment. Sick leave will be deducted from accrued sick leave in accordance with the number of hours taken for sick leave. If an employee working an eight (8) hour shift calls in sick for a shift, he will have eight (8) hours deducted from his accrued sick leave. If an employee working a twelve (12) hour shift calls in sick, he will have twelve (12) hours deducted from his accrued sick leave. 6/1/2006 Page 26 of 36