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c.¡ fR '2 twelve (12) months will be discharged. Positions vacated because of employee disabilities may be filled by temporary or regular employees depending on the needs of the department. The City Manager will decide on whether or not to fill the vacancy upon the recommendation of the department director and the Director of Human Resources. If the employee is fully released for return to work to his/her regular position within six (6) months, he/she will be reinstated to that position. An employee who is, or expects to be, absent from work for medical reasons for five (5) consecutive working days or more must apply for a leave of absence. To qualify for such a leave, the employee must report his/her disability to the supervisor in writing as soon as possible. The employee must also provide a written statement from the doctor setting forth the nature of the disability, the date the disability began or will begin, and the approximate date the employee will be able to return to work. The department director and the Human " Resources Director will consider all disability leave requests for approval/denial. During the leave, an employee may be required to furnish a similar report from the doctor whenever requested by the City. B. Compensation: Occupational Injury or Illness Employees who are injured in the course' of employment are eligible for disability pay under the Workers' Compensation Insurance program. During the initial thirty (30) calendar days of disability leave, the City will pay the employee the difference between the Workers' Compensation disability payment and his/her regular (non-overtime) after-tax wages or salary, and the employee's accumulated sick leave benefits will not be charged. If the employee remains disabled after thirty (30) calendar days, the employee may use his/her accumulated sick pay benefits to supplement the disability payments from Workers' Compensation until October 1992 Employee Handbook - City of San Marcos Page 4 - 4