A. Loss of Sick Leave: Except in the case of death, accrued sick leave shall be lost if the employee
resigns, is discharged, released, or laid off.
B. Reinstatement of Sick Leave: An employee who resigns but returns to employment within three
(3) years will have his or her sick leave balance reinstated.
C. Personal Yearly Sick Bank: —Empleoyees-Hired-Prior_to-September-16,2003;—Employees
hired -srierie September 16,2603, who are subject to a sick leave accrual cap as outlined under
this Article, shall be allowed to accrue beyond the cap during a calendar year.
1. At the start of every new year, the sick leave accrual balance will be brought back to the
employee’s maximum accrual amount as outlined under this Article. Beginning in January of
every year, employees will be able to again accrue sick days as outlined in this Article over and
above their cap during the applicable calendar year, and the process will begin again.
2. Said accrued sick leave days over the specified cap shall at no time be allowed to carry into
the ensuing calendar year.
D. Abuse of Sick Leave — First Offense: Full-time employees, who abuse sick leave, shall forfeit
80 hours (for 40-hour-a-week employees), 75 hours (for 37 1/2 hour-a-week employees), or 70
hours (for 35-hour-a-week employees) of accrued sick leave for a first offense. (If the entire 80,
75, or 70 hours as specified previously cannot be deducted from the accumulated total due to the
accrual amount, the negative balance will be carried over until the entire 80, 75, or 70 hours can
be deducted.) Part-time employees, who abuse sick leave, shall forfeit accrued sick leave for a
first offense prorated based on full-time forfeitures contained within this paragraph.
E. Abuse of Sick Leave — Second Offense: For the second offense, full-time employees shall forfeit
96 hours (for 40-hour-a-week employees), or 90 hours (for 37 1/2-hour-a-week employees), or 84
hours (for 35-hour-a-week employees) of accrued sick leave. (If the entire 96, 90, or 84 hours as
specified previously cannot be deducted from the accumulated total due to the accrual amount, the
negative balance will be carried over until the entire 96, 90, or 84 hours can be deducted.) Part-
time employees, who abuse sick leave, shall forfeit accrued sick leave for a second offense
prorated based on full-time forfeitures contained within this paragraph.
DEATH RETIREMENT PAYMENTS FOR FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES:
Upon retirement from the City or in-the-eventot the death of an employee, the employee oF the-omployee's
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