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lieu of being unpaid. If an employee exhausts all accumulated vacation leave credit and sick <br />leave credits, said employee shall not be paid nor shall said employee earn sick leave or vacation <br />credits for that period. <br />The Employer may require at its discretion satisfactory proof such as a certificate of birth <br />of the child or in the case of an adopted child, a copy of the court document authorizing the <br />adoption. <br />SECTION 8: An employee shall accumulate seniority during any leave of absence. Employee's <br />on an unpaid sick leave, parental leave, or has exhausted his accumulated sick leave shall not be <br />entitled to any benefits, except hospital/surgical benefits which shall continue to be provided by <br />the Employer for a period of time not to exceed ninety (90) days. During the aforementioned <br />ninety (90) day time period, the employee shall be required to pay his proportionate share of the <br />cost as required within Article 28, of the Agreement. The proportionate cost shall be paid to the <br />Employer by the employee in advance on or before the first day of the month. The Employer <br />shall continue to pay its proportionate share of the cost as required within Article 28, of the <br />Agreement during this ninety (90) day period. After ninety (90) days, the employee shall be <br />required to pay to the Employer, the full cost of the cost of such hospital/surgical benefits in <br />advance on a monthly basis, commencing on the ninety-first (91st) day. Any employee that fails <br />to pay his proportionate share or the full cost as described shall be dropped as a participant from <br />the group health plan for nonpayment, as required by this Agreement. An employee that is <br />dropped from the group health plan for non-payment shall only be eligible to participate after the <br />conclusion of the leave and only upon his active return to work. Employees shall be subject to <br />all of the terms and conditions of the group health plan. <br />ARTICLE 22: <br />INJURY LEAVE <br />SECTION 1: In the event that a full-time employee should be injured while in the line of duty <br />due to a sudden and accidental occurrence, and such injury has so incapacitated said employee <br />that he is temporarily unable to work, then the Director of Public Safety, after determining that <br />said injury is work-related and is of a temporary nature, may authorize up to ninety (90) days <br />sick leave. <br />For the purpose of this paragraph, a sudden and accidental injury shall include such <br />incidents as an automobile accident, assault, gunshot wound and the like. It may not be <br />considered as sudden and accidental if an injury or incapacitation results from lifting, slipping, <br />tripping or falling. <br />SECTION 2: Any full-time employee who qualifies for benefits under this Article shall be <br />required to pay over to the Employer any amount received from the Bureau of Workers <br />Compensation as supplemental wages. This provision does not apply if the City is self-insured <br />for workers' compensation. <br />If at any time the Employer determines, on the basis of medical evidence, that the <br />employee is permanently disabled and will no longer be able to carry on his duties, then the <br />18 <br />