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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 r-eeem end r-etentien <br />fedueti "on to the Director of Emergency Services with an assessment on <br />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 Services, <br />after a request for approval of such paid disability has been made by the union president. <br />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 up to 12 we@!-^ ^ Family and Medical Leave <br />in any twelve menth pe , in accordance with, and under the terms of, the Family and <br />Medical Leave Act of 1993(FMLA). FMLA leave shall run concurrently with all other paid <br />and unpaid leave for FMLA-qualifying absences, and all absences from work for FMLA- <br />qualifying reasons, whether paid or unpaid, will be charged against the employees' FMLA <br />leave allotment. Employees on Family and Medical Leave are required to use all paid leaves <br />before going on leave without pay. <br />28 <br />P106 <br />