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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 />B. Employees hired prior to the beginning of the first pay period after Union ratification <br />and County approval of this Agreement shall receive 100% of the base rate of pay for <br />all unused medical leave, up to a maximum of one hundred (100) days, upon <br />retirement in accordance with existing retirement plans or death. <br />26.10 Disability leave with pay shall be provided by the Employer on the following basis: <br />A. The disability resulted from an injury or an illness sustained directly in the <br />performance of the employee's work, as provided in the State Workers' <br />Compensation Act. <br />B. If incapacitated for his or her regular position, the employee may be given other <br />duties with the Fire Service for the period of recuperation, provided the employee's <br />medical condition permits. Unwillingness to accept such an assignment as directed <br />by the Director of Emergency Services will make the employee ineligible for <br />disability leave during the time involved. <br />C. A physician selected by the County may be used to determine the physical ability of <br />the employee to continue on disability leave or to return to work. <br />D. Except as may be modified by Article 26.11, if the disability leave is approved, the <br />first seven (7) days of the leave will be charged to the employee's medical leave or <br />the annual leave account. After the first seven (7) days, the employee will be entitled <br />to normal Workers' Compensation only, unless the employee elects to supplement <br />43 <br />