stating that the nature of the family member’s illness required the employee’s
absence from work.
At the discretion of the Chief or designee, an employee who meets the
criteria set forth in the Family Medical Leave Act of 1993 may use all of his/her
accrued sick leave while on FMLA.
D. Any employee not able to report to work because of illness must
notify the Deputy Chief on duty at least one (1) hour before scheduled to report for
work. Any member of the Department classified as a Fire Private, Fire Lieutenant
or Fire Captain, who is unable to perform his/her duties because of illness for more
than two (2) duty shifts, and members of the Department classified as Dispatchers,
Assistant Superintendents, Superintendents, Fire Marshall, Inspector/ Investigator,
Inspector/Public Education Officer and third ranking specialists who are unable to
perform their duties because of illness for more than two (2) duty shifts shall
furnish to the Chief of the Department a certificate from a physician stating the
nature, cause and extent of the illness and a clearance to return to work. No less
than twelve (12) hours prior to the return to duty of the members of any grade from
leaves of absence because of illness shall report such return to the Deputy Chief on
duty, by telephone or otherwise, who shall report to the Chief of the Department.
E. — If an employee incurs injury on the job, he/she will be sent at once to
a hospital if in the judgment of his/her immediate supervisor such action is
required to determine the extent of the injury. The injured employee who is sent to
a hospital, as provided above, will obtain a certificate from the doctor indicating
the extent of the injury and the date by which the employee can be expected to be
able to return to work. This certificate is to be provided to the Deputy Chief or
Superintendent, depending on work group.
F. Any member of the Nashua Fire Rescue who is temporarily unable to
perform his/her duties as the result of personal injury or illness contracted in the
discharge of his/her duties shall so inform the Nashua Fire Rescue on the day of
the injury on the required forms or as soon as the employee is aware of the injury
or illness, and shall also comply with the State's Worker's Compensation Law.
Upon qualification for worker's compensation benefits, the injured or ill employee
shall be entitled to full pay during such disability under this Paragraph F up to a
maximum of twenty-six (26) weeks, commencing with the date of injury or illness
for which worker's compensation benefits are paid. For this purpose, full pay shall
be computed as follows: the weekly compensation allowance as determined by the
worker's compensation law plus a weekly allowance paid by the City by means of
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