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satisfactory by going three (3) months without an absence, the requirement for such medical evidence for short term absence will be removed, and the employee will be notified in writing. d) Immediate Family Use Limitations. Employees may use up to fifteen (15) work days per year of earned and accumulated sick leave if necessitated by illness in the employee's immediate family. However, if an employee uses more than six (6) sick work days per calendar year for this purpose, the Employer may require that the employee provide a certificate from the "immediate family" member's doctor(s), explaining the need and purpose of the employee's absence. For purposes of this subsection, "immediate family" shall be interpreted to include: spouse, children, parents of the employee - regardless of the place of residence, significant other/partner, and other relatives living within the employee's household. e) Sick Leave ConversiomSeverance. When an employee with five (5) or more years of service retires, having received P.E.R.S. pension and having accumulated sick leave time, the retiring employee may convert one-half (1/2) of the accumulated sick leave time to pay on the basis of his rate of pay at the time of retirement, but the maximum amount paid shall not exceed one thousand (1,000) hours. f) Uses of Sick Leave. Sick leave shall be granted to an employee upon approval of the Employer and for the following reasons: 1. Illness or injury of the employee or a member of his immediate family. 2. Medical, dental, or optical examinations or treatment of an employee or a member of his immediate family, which requires the employee, and which cannot be reasonably scheduled during non -working hours. An employee should make an effort to schedule medical and dental appointments for himself and his family members during non -work hours. 3. If a member of the immediate family is afflicted with a contagious disease or requires the care and attendance ofthe employee, or when, through exposure to a contagious disease, the presence of the employee at his job would jeopardize the health of others. 4. Pregnancy and/or childbirth and other conditions related thereto inclusive of leave for male employees for the care of the employee's wife and family during the postnatal period g) Abuse of Sick Leave/Patterned Absence. Any abuse of sick leave or the unjustified patterned use of sick leave shall be just and sufficient cause for discipline, including discharge, as may be determined by the Employer. SECTION 2. Designation of FML Qualifying Sick Leave. If an employee is absent on sick 19 4882-1615-2807, v.5