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-7_ in amount of one -half day for absence on a duty day of two to five hours and a full day.for absence over five hours. An employee eligible for sick leave with pay shall be granted such leave for the following r asons: (1) Personal illness or physical incapacity resulting from causes beyond the employee's control. (2) Enforced quarantine of the employee in accordance with community health regulations. (3) The death of a member of the employee's immediate family, not to exceed three (3) days. An employee on sick leave shall in- form his immediate superior of the fact and the reason therefor as soon as possible, and failure to do so within twenty -four (24) hours may be cause for denial of sick leave with pay for the period of absence. Sick leave with pay in excess of three consecutive working days for reasons of personal illness or physical incapacity shall be granted only after presentation of a writtem statement by a reputable physician certifying that the employee's condition prevented him from performing the duties of his position. An employee receiving sick leave with pay, who simultaneously received compen- sation unde the provisions of Workman's Compensation, shall receive only that portion of his regu ar salary which will together with said compensation, equal his regular salary. d. Di ability Leave. If an employee becomes sick or injured either on the job or off the job and is temporarily disabled from performing his duty and if the disability ersists for one month or more, the employee may be eligible to receive other disability benefits'. Such disability shall be considered disability leave and such employ e may be granted a leave of absence from the _service of the Department for the period of such diability. If an employee is injured in the performance of his assigned duties, he must report such injury immediately to his department head and receive a medical order to a physic an on the City of South Bend's approved list. The City will not be liable for' payment of expenses due to injury if the employee does not go to the City's -physician, except in case of dire emergency, employee may go to nearest physi clan and notify his department head of action taken: e. Compensatory Time Off. Salaried employees having an annual salary less than $9,000.00 per year who put in extra hours-on their work at the request of their