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ARTICLE XI 11.0 OTHER LEAVES OF ABSENCE 11.1 Sick Leave. A. Definition. Except as otherwise provided in this Article,sick leave shall be deemed to mean absence from duty of an employee for the purposes outlined under California Labor Code § 246.5, Article 11.1 (J), or as otherwise permitted by law. B. Accrual. Each employee shall earn eight(8)hours of sick leave for each full calendar month of service in which they are employed by the City with full pay; provided, however, any absence on sick leave for a period of time greater than fifteen (15) consecutive calendar days in any one(1)calendar month shall not be considered to be service entitling an employee to earn sick leave as aforesaid. Subject to the other provisions in this Article,sick leave shall accrue to the credit of each employee to the extent that it is not used. Notwithstanding the foregoing, an employee on leave of absence for service-connected illness or injury who is covered by the provisions of Labor Code Section 4850,shall continue to accumulate eight(8)hours of sick leave for each full calendar month of service for which he or she is employed by the City with full pay during said absence for service-connected illness or injury. For purposes of computing sick leave accruals,an eight(8)hour day shall be the basis for computation. C. Authorized Only When„Necessary. Sick leave shall be allowed only in cases of necessity and actual sickness or disability, or as authorized in Section 11.1(J). When an accepted industrial illness or injury has caused a non-sworn employee's absence, for which benefits are required under the State Workers' Compensation Insurance and Safety Act,paid sick leave will be allowed such employee during the first three (3) days of the statutory waiting period. If the workers' compensation related illness or injury continues past the initial three (3) consecutive days, the employee will have the three(3)used sick days recredited to their account. Paid sick Ieave will continue until the fourth (0) day when the City pays the employee workers' compensation benefits for such illness or injury. If the employee does not have sufficient accumulated sick leave at the commencement of such industrial illness or injury,they will be advanced sick leave for this purpose. Subsequently,the City will deduct an equal arnount previously advanced from any sick leave accrued by the employee until the total amount is recovered. If the employee terminates before recovery of all advanced sick leave,the City will deduct the unrecovered cost of sick leave from such terminated employee's final paycheck,to the extent possible. The City may authorize employees to use sick leave,vacation,or compensatory time for approved workers' compensation medical appointments as specified herein.The 29