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13.4 Whenever an employee is on vacation or annual leave and becomes sick or disabled so as to <br />prevent his employment if required to work, he may charge such absence to his accumulated sick <br />leave account by satisfactory notice at the time of sickness or disability to the Employer. The <br />scheduled time off shall be deferred to a later date. <br />13.5 If an employee is absent from work three (3) days or more, the Sheriff may require a doctor's <br />certification of leave and anticipated date for return to work and/or fitness to return to work. The <br />original documents will be forwarded to Human Resources. <br />13.6 Any employee found to have abused the provisions of sick leave privilege by falsification or <br />misrepresentation may be subject to disciplinary action. <br />13.7 Sick leave Buy-out: Upon a break in seniority, employees hired prior to August 1, 1985 shall receive <br />in cash, twenty-five percent (25%) of his accumulated sick leave. Employees hired after August 1, <br />1985, shall not be entitled to any compensation for accumulated sick leave. <br />13.8 Insurance Continuation By Employee: An employee who is absent from work due to illness or <br />injury shall be responsible for payment of the Employer and the employee's portion of the premium <br />of the Health Care Benefit insurance programs during those months in which he has no <br />compensation owing, (Le. for work performed for accumulated sick leave and/or in lieu thereof; for <br />accrued vacation time; or insufficient compensation). This provision is conditioned by the fact that <br />if there are restrictions, limitations, or prohibitions by the insurance carriers or the Washington <br />Teamsters Welfare Trust procedures and guidelines, then no such opportunity or benefit will be <br />provided. <br />13.9 leave Sharing: Employees may exercise leave sharing rights in accordance with Kittitas County's <br />Shared Leave Policy. <br />13.10 Family Medical Leave Act (FMlA), and other federal and state mandated family leave: Under the <br />terms of The Family and Medical Leave Act of 1999 (FMLA), Title 29, Part 825 of the Code of <br />Regulations, employees may request leave without pay under the following conditions: <br />A. For the birth of a son or daughter, and to care for the newborn child; <br />B. For placement with the employee of a son or daughter for adoption or foster care; <br />C. To care for the employee's spouse, son, daughter or parent with a serious health condition; and, <br />D. Because of a serious health condition that makes the employee unable to perform the function <br />of the employee's job. <br />13.10.1 Consistent with FMLA and adopted regulations, eligible employees are entitled to request <br />leave without pay for up to twelve (12) work weeks within a twelve (12) month period. <br />The twelve (12) month period is a rolling twelve (12) month period measured backward <br />from the previous date leave was taken and is continuous with each additional leave day <br />taken. <br />13 1 Kittitas County Line Deputies 1/1/17 -12/31/21