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immediate supervisor informed of his/her anticipated return to work. An Employee attempting to use sick time for reasons other than those explicitly permitted in this policy will be subject to disciplinary action up to and including termination. A doctor’s note shall be required if an Employee is absent more than four (4) days or if abuse of sick leave is suspected by the Employee’s immediate supervisor, department head, or the City Administrator. In some circumstances, an Employee may be requested to submit to a medical examination by a physician or medical facility licensed to practice medicine. In such a circumstance, the City may select the physician and facility that will conduct the examination. Unused sick leave will not be paid out in wages upon termination of employment, except as provided in the Severance Pay section below. SEVERANCE PAY An Employee resigning his/her employment with the City will be eligible for a cash payment for unused sick leave if the following conditions are met: 1. The Employee must resign in good standing (not terminated by the City); and 2. The Employee must provide proper written notice of his/her resignation in accordance with the City Resignation Policy; and 3. The Employee must execute a release of claims. Payment shall be based on the consecutive years of service completed by the Employee and his/her accrued sick leave balance. An Employee terminating after completing two (2) years of consecutive service will receive payment for fifty percent (50%) of his/her accumulated sick leave balance up to a maximum payment for four hundred eighty (480) hours. Payment shall be at the current rate of pay when the resignation is submitted. Any accumulated sick leave in excess of nine hundred sixty (960) hours is not eligible for payment under this policy. Employees may continue to accumulate sick leave in excess of nine hundred sixty (960) hours to be used in accordance with the Family Medical Leave Act. ARTICLE 19 - INJURY ON DUTY Regular full time Employees injured during the performance of their duties for the Employer shall be paid the difference between the full time Employee’s regular pay and worker’s compensation insurance payments for a period not to exceed forty-five working days per injury, not charged to the regular full time Employee’s vacation, sick leave or other accumulated leave time, for full shifts off work due to injury, in addition to any partial shifts off of work on the initial day of injury, and after three (3) working days initial waiting period per injury. The three (3) working day waiting period shall be charged to the regular full time Employee’s sick leave account less workers compensation insurance payments. ARTICLE 20 - VACATION 20.1 Regular full-time Employees hired shall earn vacation time at the following rate: 8