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Page 37 An employer shall not discharge, discipline, penalize, interfere with, or otherwise retaliate or discriminate against an employee for asserting bone marrow or organ donation leave rights or remedies. 6.16 Absence without Leave Any absence of an employee from duty for one day or part of a day that is not authorized by a specific leave of absence, as provided for in Section 6.14, shall be deemed an absence without leave. Any such absence shall be without pay and may be subject to disciplinary action. Any employee absent without leave for three consecutive days shall be deemed to have voluntarily resigned. 6.17 Severe Weather On days where severe weather conditions exist, the City’s policy is to keep its offices and facilities open during regular work hours. 6.18 Personal Time Off (PTO) Leave/Earned Sick and Safe Time (ESST) The Personal Time Off (PTO) program combines Vacation Leave, Sick Leave and Earned Sick and Safe Time into a single pool of paid time off benefits for regular full-time employees. PTO/ESST can be utilized for any purpose, subject only to necessary request and approval procedures consistent with City and departmental policies. Full-time, benefit-eligible employees on Personal Time Off (PTO)/Extended Illness Leave (EIL) will be able to use accrued PTO hours for all ESST eligible uses. See Section 6.2 - Sick Leave/Earned Sick and Safe Time for eligible uses and conditions under the earned sick and safe time law. Employees can use EIL hours for a qualifying ESST event, but only if the leave is due to a certified illness or injury and after using three (3) consecutive PTO/ESST days. A. Implementation PTO/ESST leave will be implemented for newly hired benefit-earning non-union employees and for union employees who elect to receive such paid time off benefits within a specific time period. B. Accrual Rates for Full-Time Employees Regular full-time employees accrue PTO/ESST based on the schedule below. Page 98 of 166