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207.16 Sick Leave Sick leave shall be a benefit provided to all regular full-time and probationary City employees which shall be accrued at the rate of 3.69 hours per pay period. The maximum accumulation shall be one hundred twenty (120) working days. In order to be eligible for sick leave with pay, an employee shall: (1) Report promptly to such employee's department head the reason for the absence. (2) Any employee absent on sick leave may be required to present a doctor's slip after three (3) consecutive days. The amount of sick time regular part-time employees may accrue shall be computed by converting the employee's part-time employment to adjusted full-time service. See also Deferred Compensation Section 207.28, and Severance Section 207.36 for applicability to sick leave. 207.17 Workers' Compensation The City provides to all employees, a comprehensive workers' compensation insurance program in accordance with Minnesota State law. The City's policy regarding workers' compensation is as follow: Workers' compensation benefits take effect after a waiting period of three (3) calendar days following an on the job injury. Any time lost within the first three (3) calendar days due to an injury will be paid through an employee's sick leave accrual. If no sick leave is available, any lost time will be leave without pay. If time away from work due to the job related injury extends beyond three (3) calendar days, workers compensation pay will begin for those scheduled work days lost beginning on day four (4). If time away from work extends beyond ten (10) calendar days, workers compensation will go back and pay for the initial three (3) day waiting period. The City will reimburse the employee for sick leave used during the waiting period. All doctor appointments and long term therapy appointments due to a work related injury will be treated as leave without pay, with workers compensation paid directly to the employee. 10