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<br />4938-6770-8028 v1 -28 - <br /> <br /> Any regular or probationary employee who is temporarily disabled from work due to a <br />medical condition may, upon written request to the Department Head and the Director of <br />Human Resources and Labor Relations, be granted by the City Manager, a leave of <br />absence without pay for a period not to exceed six (6) months beyond the exhaustion of <br />any accrued sick leave. <br /> <br /> The term medical disability includes all temporary medical disabilities including <br />pregnancy, childbirth and associated medical conditions. <br /> <br /> Such request for medical leave will be considered only upon provision of a physician's <br />statement attesting to said disability. <br /> <br /> During extended medical leave, an employee shall not accrue vacation or sick leave <br />benefits or be eligible for holidays, nor shall such time be considered as service time. <br />Any employee returning from medical leave shall be required to provide a physician's <br />release to return to duty. <br /> <br />14.4 Jury Leave <br /> <br /> Every employee of the City who is called or required to serve as a juror shall be entitled <br />to leave from their duties with the City during the period of such service or while <br />necessarily being present in court as a result of such call. The employee shall be paid the <br />difference between their full salary and any payment received by him/her, except travel <br />pay, for such duty. <br /> <br />14.5 Leaves Resulting from Subpoena <br /> <br /> Leave of absence with pay shall be granted to a person while going to and from court and <br />answering a subpoena as a witness. The employee shall be paid the difference between <br />their full salary and any payment received by him/her, except travel pay, for such duty. <br /> <br />14.6 Military Leave <br /> <br />Military leave shall be granted in accordance with the provisions of the City of <br />Pleasanton Military Leave Policy and in compliance with state and federal law. <br /> <br />14.7 Failure to Return from Leave <br /> <br /> Failure on the part of the employee on leave to report to duty promptly upon its <br />expiration or within a reasonable time after its expiration shall be cause for discipline. <br /> <br />14.8 Bereavement Leave <br /> <br />In the event of a death in the immediate family, employees may take up to five (5) days <br />of paid bereavement leave per event. Additionally, employees may utilize other paid <br />leaves, including paid sick leave, to extend bereavement leave, subject to approval of the <br />Department. Sick Leave utilized for bereavement leave shall be tracked separately from <br />Page 95 of 200