into his or her former position. Employees on leave in excess of 180 days may be placed in any position of equivalent status, seniority and pay.
C.
Federal Military Leave Protection: In addition to the rights and benefits described in Paragraphs A and B above, full-time and regular part-time employees shall be entitled to all rights and benefits provided by the Uniformed Service Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 (“USERRA”), subject to all eligibility and other requirements prescribed by USERRA. This federal statute generally provides for unpaid leave of absence for uniformed service of up to five (5) years. Employees, who are not eligible for Short-term Military Leave or Active Duty Leave, shall contact the Personnel Officer to determine eligibility for an unpaid leave of absence pursuant to USERRA. Employees who continue on active duty past the 24-month Active Duty Leave period will automatically be placed on an USERRA leave of absence, subject to all regulations, benefits and requirements of that statute.
Section 8.5 - Civil Leave. Any employee who is called to serve on a jury in the county in which they reside shall be compensated at regular pay for the work time lost while on jury duty. In order to receive such compensation, said employee must give their supervisor a copy of the summons to serve and remit to the City that amount, if any, received by the employee for serving on jury duty. An employee who receives notice of jury duty or witness service must notify his or her supervisor immediately. The City reserves the right to request that an employee who is called for jury duty be excused if their absence will create a hardship on the operational effectiveness of the department to which they are assigned. An employee on jury duty is expected to appear for work whenever the court releases the employee before noon on a scheduled work day.
Section 8.6 - Injury Leave. Any employee injured on the job, no matter how minor, is required to complete and return to their supervisor, a signed Accident Report Form. It will be the responsibility of the employee and employee's Supervisor to make sure the form has been filled out completely and correctly. The signature of the Supervisor is required at the bottom of the form. Except under extraordinary circumstances, the form should be turned into the Personnel Officer within 24 hours of the accident. In the event an employee is absent from work as a result of a job-related injury (as determined by the Bureau of Workers’ Compensation) that employee may use accumulated sick leave during the time of his or her absence. Should the employee so desire, any accumulated vacation may be rescheduled so that the employee may use vacation in lieu of sick leave during the time of the absence.
Except as otherwise provided in a current collective bargaining agreement, if the Bureau of Workers’ Compensation deems the injury to be work related and if the Bureau of Workers’ Compensation provides payment to the employee for time lost from work as a result of this injury, sick leave utilized by that employee during the time of the absence shall be reinstated. Such reinstatement shall only occur upon receipt by the City of all such compensation received by the employee from the Bureau of Workers Compensation. Employees who have missed work time as the result of a work-related injury shall be required to obtain a release from their attending physician before returning to work.