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G. Notice. The employee taking sick leave shall notify their immediate supervisor <br /> either prior to or within four (4) hours after the time they are scheduled to report <br /> for duty, or as otherwise established by departmental regulations. Sick leave shall <br /> only be used for the purposes outlined under California Labor Code § 246.5, <br /> Article 10.1 (J), or as otherwise permitted by law. If an employee uses sick leave <br /> for a purpose not permitted by this MOU or the law, it will be considered abuse of <br /> sick leave. If abuse of sick leave is suspected, a physician's certificate or other <br /> satisfactory written evidence may be requested. <br /> H. Denial. No employee shall be entitled to sick leave with pay while absent from <br /> duty because of sickness or injury purposely self-inflicted or caused by willful <br /> misconduct, or sickness or disability sustained while engaged in employment other <br /> than employment by the City, for monetary gain or other compensation, or by <br /> reason of engaging in business or activity for monetary gain or other compensation. <br /> 1. Excess Usage. If sick leave is used in excess of that due and available an employee, <br /> such excess sick leave will, first, be deducted from any available vacation leave <br /> benefit; second, from the next scheduled salary payment. <br /> J. Necessity Leave. Each employee shall be afforded the opportunity to use up to <br /> forty-eight (48) hours of sick leave per calendar year, on a non-cumulative basis, <br /> as personal necessity leave. All of this personal necessity leave may be used to <br /> attend to an illness of a child, parent, or spouse of the employee or as further <br /> specified below. As used in this section, "child" means a biological, foster, or <br /> adopted child, a stepchild, a legal ward, or a child of a person standing in loco <br /> parentis; "parent" means a biological, foster, adoptive parent, a stepparent, or a <br /> legal guardian; and "immediate family" means any member of the employee's <br /> household related by blood or marriage; a parent, parent-in-law, spouse, child, <br /> brother, sister, grandparent, or grandchild of the employee,regardless of residence; <br /> any other relative of the employee by blood or marriage,where it can be established <br /> by the employee that the employee's presence is required to handle emergency <br /> arrangements and/or other matters. <br /> Up to forty-eight (48) hours of this personal necessity leave may be used: a) to <br /> attend to a serious accident to members of the employee's immediate family; b) <br /> childbirth; c) to cope with imminent danger to the employee's family, home, or <br /> other valuable property; d) when the existence of external circumstances beyond <br /> the employee's control make it impossible for them to report for duty; or e) attend <br /> to medical or dental appointments for members of the employee's household. For <br /> the purposes of this section only, a "day" shall be defined as the number of hours <br />