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that the absence was caused by illness or due to any of the foregoing causes. D. Return to work. If an employee is absent on sick leave for more than three consecutive work days, the City shall require the employee to present medical evidence that the employee was under a doctor's care and is able to return to work. The City shall review the attendance records of employees periodically and at least once in each three- month period. If it believes that an employee is developing an attendance problem, it shall notify the employee in writing that medical evidence will be required for absence of one day or less. When an employee's record becomes satisfactory, the requirement for such medical evidence for short-term absences shall be removed, and the employee shall be notified in writing. E. Accumulated sick leave credit may be used and shall be deducted, as permitted herein, based on its annual or chronological acquisition such that the earliest or first sick leave credit earned must be used or deducted first, including any sick time credit transferred pursuant to Section 161.01(a)(1) (C) hereinabove. (3) In the event the City questions whether the employee is physically able to do the work, it shall require the employee to furnish a City supplied medical certificate from a physician supporting his claim of fitness, and the City shall have the right to have the employee examined by a doctor of its choice. If the original doctor's response is insufficiently detailed, the employee shall authorize the City to contact the doctor to secure necessary information. The charges for the second physician shall be borne by the City. (b) Jury Duty and Witness Pay. An employee called for jury duty shall be granted a leave of absence for the period of jury service and shall be compensated at full pay for absences necessarily caused by the jury duty. An employee who is required to be absent from scheduled work to serve as a witness called by the City or by a party in litigation with the City shall be paid for time lost from scheduled straight time work. Witness pay shall not be paid for purposes other than those stated herein. (c) Funeral Leave. (1) A full-time employee shall be granted a three-day leave of absence with pay, in the event of the death of an immediate family member. (2) A full-time employee shall be granted a five-day leave of absence with pay, in the event of the death of an immediate family member who resides outside the State. (3) For the purpose of this section, "immediate family" includes parent, parents of spouse, spouse and children of the employee, brothers and sisters of the employee, brother and sister of spouse, parents of the employee, step-parents of spouse, step -children as well as other relatives living with the employee if the employee is acting as parent or guardian. (d) Parental Leave. All employees shall be entitled to parental leave upon the birth or adoption of a child,_ p iding sueh employee is the .,atti.,,1 parent of the „hila Of empleyee's dice eti SiieL, leave shall not be p matted i lass than one day inefeme„��