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53 12/2024 <br /> <br /> <br />time off from work to attend criminal proceedings related to the victim’s case. <br />An employee must give at least 48 hours advance notice to the city of their need to be absent unless it is <br />impracticable, or an emergency prevents them from doing so. The city may request verification that <br />supports the employee’s reason for being absent from the workplace. <br /> <br />ADMINISTRATIVE LEAVE <br />Under special circumstances, an employee may be placed on administrative leave pending the outcome of <br />an internal or external investigation. The leave may be paid or unpaid, depending on the circumstances, as <br />determined by the city administrator with the approval of the City Council. <br /> <br />SCHOOL CONFERENCE & ACTIVITIES LEAVE <br />Any employee may take unpaid leave for up to a total of sixteen (16) hours during any 12- month period to <br />attend school conferences or classroom activities related to the employee’s child (under 18 or under 20 <br />and still attending secondary school), provided the conference or classroom activities cannot be scheduled <br />during non-work hours. When the leave cannot be scheduled during non-work hours and the need for the <br />leave is foreseeable, the employee must provide reasonable prior notice of the leave and make a <br />reasonable effort to schedule the leave so as not to disrupt unduly the operations of the city. Employees <br />may choose to use vacation leave hours for this absence but are not required to do so. <br /> <br />FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE <br />See the City of Lake Elmo Family Medical Leave Policy in this personnel policy. <br /> <br />MINNESOTA PAID LEAVE <br />See the City of Lake Elmo Minnesota Paid Leave Policy in this personnel policy. <br /> <br />PREGNANCY AND PARENTING LEAVE <br />All employees are entitled to take an unpaid leave of absence under the Pregnancy and Parenting Leave <br />Act of Minnesota. Female employees for prenatal care, or incapacity due to pregnancy, childbirth, or <br />related health conditions as well as a biological or adoptive parent in conjunction with after the birth or <br />adoption of a child is eligible for up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave and must begin within twelve (12) months <br />of the birth or adoption of the child. In the case where the child must remain in the hospital longer than <br />the mother, the leave must begin within 12 months after the child leaves the hospital. <br /> <br />Employees should provide reasonable notice, which is at least 3 days. If the leave must be taken in less <br />than three days, the employee should give as much notice as practicable. In the case of both spouses <br />working for the same employer, each eligible employee is entitled to 12 weeks of parental leave per 12- <br />month period. <br /> <br />Employees are required to use accrued sick leave and may use vacation leave during Parenting Leave. If <br />the employee has any FMLA eligibility remaining at the time this leave commences, this leave will also <br />count as FMLA leave. The two leaves will run concurrently. The employee is entitled to return to work in <br />the same position and at the same rate of pay the employee was receiving prior to commencement of the <br />leave. Group insurance coverage will remain available while the employee is on leave pursuant to the <br />Pregnancy and Parenting Leave Act, but the employee will be responsible for the entire premium unless <br />otherwise provided in this policy (i.e., where leave is also FMLA qualifying). For employees on an FMLA <br />absence as well, the employer contributions toward insurance benefits will continue during the FMLA <br />leave absence. <br /> <br />Adoptive parents will be given the same opportunities for leave as biological parents. The leave must be <br />for the purpose of arranging the child’s placement or caring for the child after placement. Such leave must <br />begin shortly before or at the time of the child’s placement in the adoptive home. <br />Formatted: Font: Bold