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25 <br /> <br />Donated leave hours will be processed in the order of the date on the Leave Donation Program <br />Authorization Form in eight hour increments, starting with the recipient’s department. Unused <br />donated leave in will be returned to the donor. If there are multiple donors, the excess leave <br />will be returned on a prorated basis according to the amounts donated. <br />Recipients will continue to accrue sick leave and vacation during the period of donated leave. <br />The recipient’s accrued paid leave during the absence shall be utilized prior to the donated <br />leave. <br />E. Program Exceptions <br />Exceptions to these requirements may be approved by the City Administrator in rare <br />circumstances. The City Administrator shall have the right to deny or limit the donation of leave <br />or use of donated leave if it is determined to be in the best interests of the City of Lino Lakes. <br />F. Program Parameters <br />The City reserves the right to modify or discontinue this policy at any time, with or without <br />notice. No employee will be guaranteed access to donated leave and any employee may be <br />denied based on the administrative discretion of the City of Lino Lakes. <br /> <br />G. Confidentiality <br />All information provided in leave donation request applications, leave donation forms, <br />verification of medical conditions, and additional related information is confidential. <br />6.5 Workers' Compensation <br />The City provides a comprehensive workers' compensation insurance program in accordance <br />with Minnesota law. The City's policy regarding workers' compensation is as follows: <br />1. Workers' compensation benefits take effect after a waiting period of three calendar days <br />following an on the job injury. Any time lost within the first three calendar days due to an <br />injury will be paid through an employee's sick leave/PTO accrual. If no sick/PTO leave is <br />available, any lost time will be without pay. <br />2. If time away from work due to the job-related injury extends beyond three calendar days, <br />workers compensation pay will begin for those scheduled work days lost beginning on <br />day four. If time away from work extends ten calendar days, workers’ compensation will <br />pay the initial three-day waiting period. The City will reimburse the employee for sick/ <br />PTO leave used during the initial waiting period. <br />3. All doctor appointments and long-term therapy appointments due to a work-related <br />injury will be treated as leave without pay, with workers’ compensation paid directly to <br />the employee. <br />4. The City will pay the difference between an employee's gross salary and any workers’ <br />compensation reimbursement for up to 90 days. This difference will be paid for <br />consecutive lost time for any time over the three-day waiting period. The City will not pay <br />the difference for doctor or therapy appointments. <br />67