; and (B) taking into account a request by an employee to use or use of paid sick leave in connection with in any decision to promote or train the employee. (e) Minimum days of paid sick leave and collective bargaining (1) In general The minimum number of paid sick days established by this section that a Class I railroad carrier must provide employees is the minimum number of such days consistent with safety. The use of any 7 days of paid sick leave annually, regardless of whether such days are provided under any agreement reached in negotiations between any such Class I railroad carrier and any representative of its employees under the Railway Labor Act ( 45 U.S.C. 151 et seq. ), shall meet the requirements of subsection (d) of this subsection. (2) Additional days Additional paid sick days may be collectively bargained between a railroad carrier and the representatives of employees of such railroad in accordance with the Railway Labor Act ( 45 U.S.C. 151 et seq. ). (f) Definitions In this section: (1) Day The term day means a period of 24 consecutive hours. (2) Domestic violence The term domestic violence — (A) has the meaning given the term in section 40002(a) of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 ( 34 U.S.C. 12291(a) ), except that the reference in such section to the term “jurisdiction receiving grant monies” shall be deemed to mean the jurisdiction in which the victim lives or the jurisdiction in which the employer involved is located