Agmt 1995 Alameda County Fire District ACFD

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SECTION 9. LEAVE (Cont'd) • DRAFT 3. Emergency medical or dental appointments of the employee. B. SELF - INFLICTED INJURY EXCLUDED. In no case shall an absence due to purposefully self - inflicted incapacity or injury be deemed a basis for granting sick leave with pay under the provisions of this section. • C. SICK LEAVE ACCRUAL. All 56 -hour /week employees shall accrue sick leave at the rate of 7 -1/2 shifts per year (15 hours/month); 40- hour /week employees accrue at 16 days per year (10.7 hours/month). The maximum accrual is 1,800 hours for shift (56 -hour) employees and 1,286 hours for non -shift (40 -hour) employees. • • D. CASH PAYMENT ON RETIREMENT. Upon retirement from Department service under the applicable retirement plan or upon death while in active service, an employee shall be entitled to a lump sum payment calculated at the biweekly or hourly rate in effect on the last day of Department service for each classification as set forth in Appendix A, times 20% of the employee's unused accrued sick leave, which accrual shall not exceed 1800 hours in the case of employees who work 56 -hour weeks or 1,286' hours in the case of employees who work 40 -hour weeks. E. MEDICAL REPORT. The Chief, as a condition of granting sick leave with pay, may require acceptable medical evidence of sickness or injury after two consecutive shifts/work days absence or in cases in which the Chief has reason to believe that an employee has abused his/her sick leave privilege to the Department. This evidence may include a statement of diagnosis and treatment from a licensed physician or a medical clearance to return to work. F. EMERGENCY LEAVE: SICKNESS IN IMMEDIATE FAMILY. Leave of absence with pay because of sickness or injury in the immediate family of a person in the Department service may be granted by the Chief during the time reasonably necessary to arrange for care of the sick person by others, but not to exceed the amount of time which the person would be authorized for sick leave in Section C. above. Time taken for leave of absence under the provisions of this subsection shall be deducted from the sick leave allowance of such person. For the purposes of this subsection, "immediate family" means mother, stepmother, father, stepfather, husband, wife, child, 'or any other person sharing the relationship of in loco parentis; and, when living in the household of the employee, a brother, sister, brother -in -law, sister -in -law, mother -in -law, father -in -law, and grandparents. G. CONVERSION OF SICK LEAVE TO VACATION. At an employee's election, when his/her sick leave balance reaches the maximum accumulation of 1,800 hours for employees who work 24 -hour shifts and 1,286 hours for employees who work 8 -hour shifts, five shifts or days shall be deducted from said sick leave balance and shall be converted to one shift or day of vacation. Said vacation shall be added to vacation balances accumulated pursuant to Section 8. Vacation. Employees may exercise their election annually in December, which shall remain in effect for the following year. Notification shall be made in writing or by electronic mail. IAFF Local 1428- Management Unit R-34 January 1, 1994- December 31, 1995 8 n 2 Ql.ocn11428- M/D1L2 RUdm- 6/16/86