A leave of absence may be granted for up to thirty (30) calendar days in any calendar year without loss of position by the employee. When an employee returns from an approved leave of absence (s)he shall return to the position in the service from which the leave was granted. A leave of absence for more than thirty (30) calendar days may be granted, but the employee granted the leave of absence for more than thirty (30) calendar days shall not be entitled to be returned to the position from which the leave was granted but will be placed in an open position in the same class or in a class at the same salary group provided a vacancy exists. The exceptions to this provision are as follows: the employee who is on an industrial injury leave and in the City program with the Program Physician will be entitled to return to work in his/her classification; or the employee who is on a leave pursuant to the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 will be entitled to return as provided therein.
If an employee elects to go on Worker's Compensation pursuant to Section 2113.56, "Injury Pay", the City may fill that assignment after thirty (30) calendar days.