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EARNED SICK AND SAFE TIME (ESST) #230 (1) the employee's preassigned or foreseeable work duties during a public emergency or weather event would require the employee to respond to the public emergency or weather event; (2) the employee is a firefighter; Advance Notice for use of Earned Sick and Safe Time If the need for sick and safe leave is foreseeable, the city requires seven (7) days’ days advance notice. However, if the need is unforeseeable, employees must provide notice of the need for Earned Sick and Safe time as soon as practicable. When an employee uses Earned Sick and Safe time for more than three (3) consecutive days, the city may require appropriate supporting documentation (such as medical documentation supporting medical leave, court records or related documentation to support safety leave). However, if the employee or employee's family member did not receive services from a health care professional, or if documentation cannot be obtained from a health care professional in a reasonable time or without added expense, then reasonable documentation may include a written statement from the employee indicating that the employee is using, or used, Earned Sick and Safe Leave for a qualifying purpose. The city will not require an employee to disclose details related to domestic abuse, sexual assault, or stalking or the details of the employee’s or the employee’s family member’s medical condition. In accordance withPer state law, the city will not require an employee using Earned Sick and Safe leave to find a replacement worker to cover the hours the employee will be absent. Carry Over of Earned Sick and Safe Time Employees are not eligible to carry over accrued but unused Earned Sick and Safe time into the following year., but the total balance of Earned Sick and Safe Leave hours shall not exceed 80 hours. ESST hours will be paid out to the employee at the end of each year. Retaliation prohibited The city shall not discharge, discipline, penalize, interfere with, or otherwise retaliate or discriminate against an employee for asserting Earned Sick and Safe Leave rights, requesting an Earned Sick and Safe Leave absence, or pursuing remedies. Further, the use of Earned Sick and Safe Leave will not be factored into any attendance point system the city may use. Additionally, it is unlawful to report or threaten to report a person or a family member’s immigration status for exercising a right under Earned Sick and Safe Leave. Benefits and return to work protections During an employee’s use of Earned Sick and Safe Leave, an employee will continue to receive the city’s employer insurance contribution as if they were working, and the employee will be responsible for any share of their insurance premiums. An employee returning from time off using accrued Earned Sick and Safe Leave is entitled to return to their city employment at the same rate of pay received when their leave began, plus any automatic pay adjustments that may have occurred during the employee’s time off. Seniority during Earned Sick and Safe Leave absences will continue to accrue as if the employee has been continually employed. Separation from Employment Upon separation from employment, Earned Sick and Safe Leave previously accrued but not used will not be paid out.