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F. At any time during the period of disability,any case may,upon request,be reviewed <br /> by an authorized County physician who shall provide the Director of Emergency <br /> Services with an assessment on the likelihood of the employee returning to work. <br /> 26.11 In the event of a combat injury,generally defined as occurring from the point of alarm to the <br /> return to station, an employee will be paid an amount equal to the employee's normal <br /> earnings by use of District funds or a combination of District funds and Workers' <br /> Compensation without charge to the employee's medical or annual leave. This coverage will <br /> be extended to other hazardous activities, if approved by the Director of Emergency <br /> Services, after a request for approval of such paid disability has been made by the union <br /> president. The Director's approval shall not be unreasonably withheld. <br /> 26.12 Bargaining unit employees shall not be entitled to light or restricted duty for non-duty related <br /> illness, injury, or condition (such as pregnancy), except as required by applicable law. <br /> 26.13 Bargaining unit employees shall be eligible for Family and Medical Leave, in accordance <br /> with, and under the terms of, the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA). FMLA <br /> leave shall run concurrently with all other paid and unpaid leave for FMLA-qualifying <br /> absences,and all absences from work for FMLA-qualifying reasons,whether paid or unpaid, <br /> will be charged against the employees' FMLA leave allotment. Employees on Family and <br /> Medical Leave are required to use all paid leaves before going on leave without pay. <br /> 47 <br />