PBA Articles 20-23

Question 1

Sick leave shall be granted to all employees for hours actually worked on the basis of ___ hours for each bi-weekly payroll period.

Answer 1

3.8

Question 2

Any employee may be granted a maximum of ___ hours of accrued sick leave per calendar year in order to provide required care for an ill child, spouse, other legal dependent, parent, or family member or any other member of the employee’s immediate household.

Answer 2

45.7

Question 3

Any employee may be granted a maximum of ___ hours of accrued sick leave per calendar year for personal (non-illness) purposes.

Answer 3

45.7

Question 4

Employees with ten or more years of continuous service may be granted a maximum of _____ hours of
accrued sick leave per calendar year for personal (non-illness) purposes.

Answer 4

57.1

Question 5

To receive compensation while absent or sick, the
employee shall notify his immediate supervisor or his bureau or division commander not less than ___ hour prior to his scheduled reporting time.

Answer 5

one (1)

Question 6

An employee upon longevity, deferred or disability retirement from the City under the pension plan shall be paid in a lump sum at the time of such retirement for _____ of the employee’s accumulated unused
sick leave account at his rate of pay as of the date of such retirement.

Answer 6

one-half (1/2)

Question 7

Upon the death of an employee, his/her legal heirs shall receive a lump sum payment equal to ___ of the
employee’s accumulated unused sick leave account at the employee’s last rate of pay.

Answer 7

75%

Question 8

In the event that an employee has exhausted annual and/or sick leave balances, the supervisor may authorize absence without pay for legitimate purposes up to a maximum of __ working days in a calendar year.

Answer 8

two

Question 9

Additional absences without pay may be authorized at the discretion of the Chief of Police, however, no employee may be authorized more than ____ hours of absence without pay in a calendar year.

Answer 9

eighty (80)

Question 10

An employee who is absent without leave for ____ consecutive days may be dismissed as quit without notice.

Answer 10

three

Question 11

A personal or medical leave of absence without
pay may be granted to employees who have completed at least ___ year of continuous
service.

Answer 11

one

Question 12

Medical leave shall be granted only after all sick leave benefits in excess of ___ hours have been exhausted.

Answer 12

40.0

Question 13

A personal or medical leave of absence may be granted for a specific period greater than _____
calendar days but not in excess of ____ continuous calendar months.

Answer 13

fourteen (14)

six (6)

Question 14

The Chief of Police may grant extension periods of absent without pay up to an additional ____ months, to the original leave of
absence with the approval of the Director of Human Resources, for a maximum total of ____ continuous calendar months.

Answer 14

six (6)

twelve (12)

Question 15

A period of less than fourteen (14) calendar days may be granted as excused Leave Without Pay (“AWP”) at the discretion of the ________.

Answer 15

Chief of Police

Question 16

All employee benefits shall cease during a ______ leave of absence.

Answer 16

personal

Question 17

In the event that an employee is granted a medical leave of absence, the employee shall continue to receive the same health and life insurance benefits as when the employee was active for a maximum of ___ months.

Answer 17

six (6)

Question 18

The date after which recovery or lasting improvement can no longer reasonably be anticipated.

Answer 18

Maximum Medical Improvement

Question 19

The recuperative period of time during which an individual is not able to perform at full capacity the duties which the employee was performing at the time of injury.

Answer 19

Temporary Total Disability

Question 20

A workers’ compensation leave of absence may be granted for a specific period greater than ____ calendar days but not in excess of ____ continuous calendar months.

Answer 20

fourteen (14)

six (6)

Question 21

A period of less than fourteen (14) calendar days may be granted as excused Leave Without Pay (“AWP”) at the discretion of the ______.

Answer 21

Chief of Police

Question 22

An employee who is placed on a Workers’ Compensation Leave of Absence must file a complete application for disability retirement with the applicable pension board within _____ calendar days of being placed on the Workers’ Compensation Leave of Absence.

Answer 22

forty-five (45)