(a) A female employee who has completed probation will be eligible for maternity leave for that period of time that she is physically incapable of performing her regular work related duties. The employee will be required to document her physical condition in a Statement of Attending Physician forwarded to the City. Application for such leave will be made on the approved form.
(b) The employee shall be entitled to use as much of her accumulated sick time as she desires, in lieu of the Leave of Absence without pay, during this period of time. The employee may request additional release time prior and/or subsequent to the above-stated disability. Such requests shall be made as provided in Section 2115.56, “Leave of Absence Without Pay”, through 2115.64, “Employment by Bargaining Agent”.
(c) It is the parties' express intent that this section shall not be applied or interpreted in such a manner as to cause or constitute a violation of any law, specifically including PL 103-3 known as the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993; provided, however, that any remedy for violation of this Act shall be as set forth in the Act.
(d) Any Local 7 employee shall be entitled to take up to ten (10) consecutive work days for the purpose of staying home to assist his/her family due to the birth or adoption of a child to the employee and his/her spouse. The ten (10) sick days when used in accordance with this Section shall have no effect on either bonus days as provided in Section 2115.100 , “Bonus Days”, or on annual sick leave conversion as provided in Section 2115.94, “Accumulation and Payment of Sick Days”.