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E.) Major Iilness is defined as the use of sick leave by the employee for his surgery, broken bones, hospitalization, pneumonia, or recuperation of the afore-mentioned illnesses. Major Iliness shall also include the empioyee's use of sick leave, for his serious health/medical condition while the employee is on an employer approved leave, under the provisions of the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA). F.) Once any employee's sick leave rate is reduced according to D. above, it shall remain reduced for aU subsequent sick leave hours paid under any of the provisions in Section 18; except for an employee who retires under the provisions established in Section 18.13. Section 18.07 Before an absence may be charged against accumulated sick leave, the Employer may require such proof of illness, injury or death as may be satisfactory to him, or may require the employee to be examined by a medical doctor. In any event, an employee absent for more than three (3) consecutive working days must provide the NOMBL medical form statement to be eligibte for paid sick leave. Section 18.08 If an employee fails to submit satisfactory proof of illness, injury or death upon request, or in the event that upon such proof as is submitted on the NOMBL medical form statement or upon the report of a medical examination, the Employer finds there is not evidence of iilness or injury sufficient to justify the employee's absence, sick leave may be considered an unauthorized leave, shall be without pay, and may be the cause for disciplinary action. Section 18.09 The Employer may require an employee who has been absent due to a serious illness or injury such as a heart a#sck, lost limb or sight, physical or mental disability, surgery, prior to and as a condition of his return to work to be examined by a medical doctor or occupational health facility, designated and paid for by the Employer to estabiish that he is physically able to perform his normal work duties or that his return to duty will not jeopardize the health and safety of others. Section 18.10 Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth above, in the event the Employer requests that the employee be examined by a medical doctor or occupational health facility, this second opinion may be obtained from a State of Ohio licensed doctar and board- certified in the same area or medicine as that of the employee's attending physician. If any delay in the empioyee's return to work is caused by the Employer or the doctor or facility designated by the Employer, then the employee shali continue to be paid sick leave; provided he has a sick leave balance. A delay beyond five (5) working days caused by the Employer, or the doctor or facilty designated by the Employer, which prevents the employee from seeing the employers designated physician shall not be charged against the employees sick leave balance and he shall be paid for each of his regular working days beyond the five (5) day delay period up to a maximum of eight (8) hours per-day. Section 18.11 Any employee who transfers from this department to another department of the Employer shall be atlowed to transfer his accumulated sick leave to the new department. Section 18.12 Full-time employees hired after the date of ratification of this Agreement, who earned sick leave with any other political subdivision, school system, State, etc. other than the City of North Olmsted, shall not be credited to the individual's sick leave balance as an employee of the City of North Olmsted. 14 ????? ?