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13 <br /> <br />City of Little Canada Personnel Policy <br />3. Diminish any existing rights under the National Labor Relations Act; or <br />4. Permit an employee to disclose wage information of other employees to a competitor of the <br />City. <br /> <br />The City will not retaliate against an employee for asserting rights or remedies set forth in this policy. <br />An employee may bring a civil action against the City for a violation of this policy. If a court finds that <br />the City has violated this policy, the court may order reinstatement, back pay, restoration of lost <br />service credits, if appropriate, and the expungement of any related adverse records of an employee who <br />was the subject of the violation. <br /> <br />Public Employees Retirement Association (PERA) and Social Security <br /> <br />The City participates in the Public Employees Retirement Association (PERA) to provide pension <br />benefits for its eligible employees to help plan for a successful and secure retirement. Participation in <br />PERA is mandatory for most employees, and contributions into PERA begin immediately. All regular <br />full-time and regular part-time employees are automatically enrolled in the coordinated PERA and <br />Social Security Plan. Social Security and PERA are deducted from paychecks at the going rate. The <br />City of Little Canada matches the Social Security payment made by the employee. PERA payments <br />are made by the City and the employee in the amounts mandated by the PERA. No taxes are presently <br />paid on monies going to PERA until money is taken out or used. <br /> <br />MissionSquare Retirement (formerly ICMA-RC) <br /> <br />The City of Little Canada provides a tax shelter through MissionSquare Retirement. This retirement <br />savings program is optional. Employees may have both PERA and a MissionSquare retirement <br />account. If enrolled in PERA, the City does not match contributions to MissionSquare. The City <br />Administrator may opt-out of PERA for this program, subject to Minnesota Statutes. <br /> <br />Employees may defer salary amounts up to the maximum allowed by IRS regulations. With <br />MissionSquare plan, employees have the flexibility to increase, decrease, stop, and restart <br />contributions as often as they wish, subject to the City's approval. <br /> <br />Medical and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Plan (FSA) <br /> <br />All regular full-time, regular part-time employees, and members of the City Council may defer salary <br />amounts up to the maximums specified by the City Council into a Medical and/or Dependent Care <br />Flexible Spending Account. The Medical and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Plan is administered <br />for the City by a third-party administrator and is subject to IRS regulations. Employees who have a <br />Health Savings Account (HSA) may defer salary amounts for dependent care, dental, and vision <br />expenses only. <br /> <br />Health Savings Account (HSA) <br /> <br />Employees are enrolled in the high-deductible health insurance plan offered by the City will also be <br />provided with a Health Savings Account. The City will contribute an amount, to be determined by the <br />City Council, into the employee’s account. Employees can defer salary amounts into their HSA <br />account. The Health Savings Account is administered for the City by a third-party administrator and is <br />subject to IRS regulations. The City will pay the participant account fee on behalf of the employee, <br />while employees will be responsible for investment account service fees.