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After 5 years through 10 years 15 days After 11 years 16 days After 12 years 17 days After 13 years 18 days After 14 years 19 days After 15 years 20 days ARTICLE 19 SICK LEAVE 19.1 Eligibility: Sick Leave with Pay. Any employee who has been continuously employed for a period of one year or longer may in any calendar year be granted sick leave not to exceed thirteen(13) working days with full pay. An employee may borrow up to thirty (30) days of sick leave with the approval of and under conditions set out by the EMPLOYER. Sick leave is defined to mean the absence of an employee because of illness, exposure to contagious disease, attendance of such employee on a member of the employee's immediate family requiring the care or attendance of such employee, or death in the immediate family of the employee. The EMPLOYER may in any case require evidence in the form of a certificate from the employee's physician for verification of the reason for any employee's absence during the time for which sick leave is granted. 19.2 Accrual and Use. Sick leave may be accumulated to a maximum of 120 days. 19.3 Proof Required. In order to be eligible for sick leave with pay an employee must: a. Report promptly to the employee's department head the reason for such absence. b. Keep the department head informed of the employee's condition, if the absence is more than three (3) days duration. c. Submit a medical certificate for any absence exceeding three(3) days if required by the EMPLOYER. d. Penalty. Claiming sick leave when physically fit, except as permitted in this section,may be cause for disciplinary action, including transfer, suspension, demotion or dismissal. e. A regular employee who meets the other requirements of this section and who receives Worker's Compensation payments shall be granted accrued sick leave pay in the amount of the difference between Worker's Compensation payments and the employee's net salary. 13