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■ When an employee is unable to perform work duties due to illness or disability (including re nanc . ■ For medical, dental, or other care provider appointments. ■ When an employee has been exposed to a contagious disease of such a nature that his/her presence at the workplace could endanger the health of others. ■ To care for the employee's injured or ill children, including stepchildren or foster children, for such reasonable periods as the employee's attendance with the child may be necessary. ■ To take children, or other family members to a medical, dental, or other care provider appointment. ■ To care for an ill family member for such reasonable periods as the employee's attendance may be necessary. Pe-e-A illness of injul) disefetion of the eity Safety Leave —_ Employees may use siek leave for reasonable absences to provide or receive assistance because they, or a family member, is a victim of sexual assault, domestic abuse, or For the purpose of this section, family member is defined as the employee's stepchild, biological, adopted or foster child, adult children, spouse, sibling, parent, mother-in-law, father-in-law, grandchild, grandparent, and stepparent. Sick leave use for adult children, spouse, sibling, parent, mother-in-law, father-in-law, grandchild, grandparent, and stepparent is limited to 160 hours (combined) in a 12-month period. The 12 months begins on the first day the employee uses leave for this purpose. Stepchild, biological, adopted or foster child not subject to the 160 hours limit must be under 18 years of age or under 20 years of age if still attending secondary school. Paid sick leave is provided for regular, full-time and on a prorated basis for eligible part-time employees. Regular, full-time employees accrue sick leave at a rate of eight (8) working hours for each calendar month. To be eligible, part-time employees must work a set schedule with a minimum of forty (40) hours per biweekly pay period. Most tTemporary- afid-seasonal, and part-time employees are not eligible for sick leave. There is no limit on the amount of accrued sick leavetil=fte that can be accumulated and carried forward from one year to the next. Employees must notify their immediate supervisor at least thirty (30) minutes before the start of their regular start time if s/he intends to be absent from work. If an emergency prevents the employee from notifying the immediate supervisor, s/he must contactall the immediate supervisor as soon as possible during the workday. Employees are required to keep their immediate supervisor informed of their anticipated return to work. After an absence, a physician's statement may be required on the employee's first day back to work, indicating the nature of the illness or medical condition and attesting to the employee's ability to return 19