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Keep his/her immediate supervisor informed of the status of the illness/injury or the <br />condition of the ill family member. <br />• Submit a physician's statement upon request. <br />After an absence of three or more consecutive days, a physician's statement may be required on <br />the employee's first day back to work, indicating the nature of the illness or medical condition and <br />attesting to the employee's ability to return to work and to safely perform the essential functions <br />of the job with or without reasonable accommodation. To control abuse, an employee with a <br />pattern of frequent absences may be required to provide a physician's statement for absences of <br />less than three days. <br />All work restrictions must be stated clearly on the return -to -work form. Employees who have been <br />asked to provide such a statement may not be allowed to return to work until they comply with <br />this provision. Sick leave may be denied for any employee required to provide a doctor's statement <br />until such a statement is provided. <br />The City has the right to obtain a second medical opinion to determine the validity of an <br />employee's workers' compensation or sick leave claim, or to obtain information related to <br />restrictions or an employee's ability to work. The City will arrange and pay for an appropriate <br />medical evaluation when it is required by the City. <br />Any employee who makes a false claim for sick leave will be subject to discipline up to and <br />including termination. <br />Sick leave will normally not be approved after an employee gives notice that he or she will be <br />terminating employment. Exceptions must be approved by the City Administrator. <br />[See also Deferred Compensation Section 5.4 and Severance Section 9.4 for applicability to sick <br />leave.] <br />6.7 Funeral Leave <br />Regular full-time employ"„ oaq yee ,haQihall be granted paid funeral leave of up to: (1) <br />five days for the death of a spouse, child, or stepchild; (2) up to three days for a parent, stepparent, <br />sibling, or grandchild of the employee or employee's spouse; and (3) one day for a grandparent, <br />niece, or nephew of the employee or employee's spouse. <br />6.10 Jury Duty <br />Regular full-time employees called to serve as a juror, or subpoenaed as a court <br />witness, shall receive their regular pay as if they were working. Any compensation the employee <br />may receive as a result of jury duty or a witness fee, excluding mileage reimbursement if provided <br />by the court, shall be turned over to the City. Employees are expected to report to work when they <br />are released from court during regular office hours when practicable, and to make every effort to <br />complete the work assigned to them during the time they are serving as jurors or witnesses. <br />5 <br />