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EXHIBIT A means the biological parent or an individual who stands or stood in loco parentis to an employee when the employee was a child; the term does not include in- laws. Medical Certificate The City will require medical certification to support a claim for leave to care for a seriously ill child, spouse, or parent. The certification must include an estimate of the amount of time the employee is needed to provide care. Notice When the need for a Family Care Leave is foreseeable based on planned medical treatment, the employee must give the City at least 30 days' notice before the date the Family Care Leave is to begin. When the need for Family Care Leave is unforeseeable, the employee must provide notice as soon as practicable. C. PARENTAL LEAVE Eligible employees will be provided an unpaid leave of absence of up to 12 work weeks for the birth or adoption of a child (including any necessary court appearance), or for the placement of a child in foster care, in accordance with the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993. The Parental Leave may begin at a time designated by the employee and must start within 12 months from the date of the birth, adoption or placement of the child. Employees who have used other forms of Family and Medical Leave during the preceding 12 months period are still eligible for six weeks of Parental Leave, although leave in excess of the 12 weeks is subject to the limitations imposed by the Minnesota Parenting Leave Act, including discontinuation of payments by the City for insurance premiums and limitations on the timing of the leave. Upon written request, the City Clerk-Administrator may authorize leave in excess of 12 work weeks up to a maximum period of six months. Employees who have been employed for the previous 12 months and have worked more than 1,040 hours but less than 1,250 hours required under the Federal Family and Medical Leave Act are eligible for six weeks of unpaid leave under the Minnesota Parenting Leave Act. Parental Leave under the Minnesota Parenting Leave Act must begin within six weeks of the birth, adoption, or placement of the child in foster care, unless the child is hospitalized at birth. Employees are responsible for all insurance premiums during such leave. Parental Leave may not be extended by use of other forms of paid leave. Return to work is administered in the same way as with other Family and Medical Leaves. Notice When the need for a Parental Leave is foreseeable, such as the expected birth, adoption or placement of a child, the employee must provide the City with at least 30 days' notice. If the exact date of the birth, adoption or placement is unforeseeable, the employee must provide notice as soon as practicable.