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26.06 CHARGING LEAVE <br />A. For shift employees, medical leave time shall be charged to the employee in 24-hour <br />increments unless the employee has requested approval 72 hours in advance and <br />received approval from the Emergency Services Director or his designee to use less <br />than 24 hours. <br />B. Whefe-appre ed For shift employees who have received approval for less than 24- <br />hour increments, medical leave will be charged in not less than one (1) hour <br />minimum period for time less than one (1) day. <br />C. Employees who are unable to complete their shift due to illness shall provide medical <br />certification at least 24 hours prior to reporting fer back to work or the absence will <br />be considered unapproved. <br />D. For non -shift employees, medical leave time shall be charged to the employee on an <br />hour for hour basis for approved absences. No more than one absence per work day <br />may be charged. <br />26.07 RETURNING FROM MEDICAL LEAVE <br />A. Employees on medical leave for 21 calendar days or more shall provide medical <br />certification stating they are fit for duty at least 24 hours prior to reporting for work. <br />26.08 SPECIAL CONSIDERATION FOR PRUDENT USE OF MEDICAL LEAVE <br />Medical leave accumulated in excess of one hundred (100) days prior to the employee's <br />anniversary date shall be compensated by paying the employee by the middle of the month <br />following the month in which the employee's anniversary date occurs for such excess leave at <br />the employee's regular hourly straight time pay. <br />26.09 MEDICAL LEAVE PAYMENT UPON SEPARATION FROM SERVICE <br />A. Employees hired on or after the beginning of the first pay period after Union <br />ratification and County approval of this Agreement, and who have ten or more years <br />service with the County at the time of separation, shall receive 100% of the base rate <br />of pay for one-half of all unused medical leave, up to a maximum of twenty-five (25) <br />days, upon retirement or death. <br />26 <br />P104 <br />