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SECTION q=5. Parental Leave/Documentadon. All employees shall be entitled to parental leave <br />upon the birth of a child or adoption of a child providing said employee is the natural parent of the <br />child or is the legal parent of the adopted child. The duration of the leave shall be at the employee's <br />discretion. Such leave shall not be permitted in less than one (1) full day increments. Employees <br />desiring to use such leave in increments of less than six (6) consecutive months shall provide the <br />employer a minimum of five (5) days notice and a schedule listing the day or days the employee <br />will utilize the parental leave benefit. In any event, such leave shall not extend beyond six (6) <br />months from the date such leave was first requested. <br />An employee shall be entitled to use vacation leave or accumulated sick leave credit in lieu <br />of being unpaid. If an employee exhausts all accumulated vacation leave credit and sick leave <br />credits, said employee shall not be paid nor shall said employee earn sick leave or vacation credits <br />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 6. Benefits Durine Unpaid Leave. <br />Employees on an unpaid sick leave, parental leave, or has exhausted his <br />accumulated sick leave shall not be entitled to any benefits, except hospital/surgical benefits which <br />shall continue to be provided by the Employer for a period of time not to exceed ninety (90) days. <br />During the aforementioned ninety (90) day time period, the employee shall be required to pay his <br />proportionate share of the cost as required within Article 28, of the Agreement. The proportionate <br />cast shall be paid to the Employer by the employee in advance on or before the first day of the <br />month. The Employer shall continue to pay its proportionate share of the cost as required within <br />Article 28, of the Agreement during this ninety (90) day period. After ninety (90) days, the <br />employee shall be required to pay to the Employer, the full cost of the cost of such hospital/surgical <br />benefits in advance on a monthly basis, commencing on the ninety-first (91st) day. Any employee <br />that fails to pay his proportionate share or the full cost as described shall be dropped as a participant <br />22 <br />4882-1815.2807, v.5 <br />