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Page 39 <br /> <br />3. Impact on Other Benefits. Employees using PTO/ESST will be considered working for the <br />purpose of accumulating additional personal leave. The City will continue to make its <br />contribution toward an employee’s group insurance benefits. PTO/ESST will not <br />continue to accrue during a suspension or while an employee is on an unpaid leave of <br />absence. <br />E. Severance Payment <br />Upon separation, employees will be compensated for any unused PTO/ESST balance provided <br />the employee leaves the City in good standing. <br />F. Extended Illness Leave (EIL) <br />Regular benefit-earning employees who participate in the PTO/ESST plan will convert to the <br />extended illness leave plan. The extended illness leave bank is designed to protect an <br />employee’s PTO/ESST balance in the event of an illness or injury. An employee may access <br />extended illness leave in the event of an illness or injury, which extends beyond three work <br />days. <br />G. Definitions of Extended Illness Leave <br />For the purposes of this extended illness leave policy, the following terms are defined as <br />provided below. <br />1. Extended illness leave is an authorized absence from duty with pay that is granted to <br />benefit-earning employees who have successfully completed the probationary period of <br />employment with the City and who become ill or disabled for more than three work <br />days. <br />2. Extended illness means a state of incapacity due to personal illness or bodily injury that <br />requires medical treatment by a licensed physician or health care provider and prevents <br />an employee from performing the duties of his/her position. Extended illness leave may <br />also be used by an employee to provide care to a family member in accordance with <br />Minnesota Statutes, Section 181.9413. If an employee exhausts his/her personal leave <br />balance, extended illness leave will run concurrent with an authorized FMLA leave. <br />3. Extended illness leave is not a right an employee may exercise at the employee’s <br />discretion. Extended illness leave will be allowed by the City only in the case of verified <br />necessity and actual need. The purpose of any extended illness leave is to provide <br />income continuation during that period of time when the employee is unable to <br />substantially perform the duties of his/her position. <br />H. Extended Illness Leave Accrual <br />Extended illness leave will be accrued from date of hire at the rate of two hours per pay period <br />(52 hours per year to maximum of 520 hours). If an employee uses extended illness leave after <br />attaining the full accrual of 520 hours, he/she will continue to accrue extended illness leave at <br />two hours per pay period until reaching the maximum accrual. <br /> <br /> <br />Page 100 of 166