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2016 CBA Tentati ve Agreement Page 50 of 217 employee shall be required to furnish a medical certificate for absences of more than four (4) workdays, except that this requirement may be waived by the Agency in individual cases. If a physician was not con sulted, a signed statement from the employee giving the facts about the absence, the treatment used, and the reasons for not having a physician's statement may be submitted to the Agency as supporting evidence. Section 9. The number of hours of sick leave used shall not, in and of itself, constitute sufficient cause for sick leave counseling. Section 10. Except as otherwise provided for in Section 7, an employee who, because of illness, is released from duty, shall not be required to furnish a medical cer tificate for that day. Section 11. The use of sick leave checklist forms shall not be developed or used at the local level. If the need arises to develop a sick leave checklist form, it shall be mutually agreed to by the Parties at the national level. Se ction 12. Requests for sick leave and individual sick leave records shall not be available or distributed as general information or publicized. Section 13. Except in cases of abuse, sick leave usage shall not be a factor for promotion, discipline, or othe r personnel action. Section 14. Each employee shall be entitled to an advance of up to thirty (30) days sick leave, for serious disability or ailment, except when: a. it is known that he/she does not intend to return to duty or when available information in dicates that his/her return is only a remote possibility; b. he/she has filed or the Agency has filed an application for disability retirement; c. he/she has signified his/her intention of resigning for disability. Employees may be required to furnish a medic al certificate in order to be advanced sick leave under this Section. Pro - rata calculations for part - time employees shall be in accordance with LWS - 8.1 Section 7. Section 15. When an employee becomes seriously ill or injured at work, the Agency shall arr ange for transportation to a physician, medical facility or other designated location. If requested by the employee, or if the employee is unable to request, the Agency shall notify the employee's family or designated party of the occurrence and location o f the employee. Section 16. When an employee is unable to do so because of serious injury, incapacitation or illness, the Agency shall make every reasonable effort to assist the employee's family in filing appropriate documents for entitlements to the emp loyee or the employee's family. Section 17. Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) employees shall be eligible upon retirement for a Sick Leave Buy Back option as follows: An employee who attains the required number of years service for retirement sh all receive a lump sum payment for forty (40) percent of the value of his or her accumulated sick leave as of

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