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PARENTAL LEAVE 0 Eligible employees will be provided leave of absences 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 an Medical Leave Act. The Parental Leave may begin at a time designated by the employee but must start within 12 months of the date of the birth, adoption of placement of the child. Prior to the City granting parental leave, benefits eligible to the employee under Family and Medical leave shall be used first. In no rent will the combination of Family and Medical Leave and Parental Leave exceed six months. 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. Employees who have been employed for the previous 12 months and have worked more the • 1,040 hours but less than 1,250 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 io 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. POLICY: MISCELLANEOUS PAID/UNPAID LEAVES 4 Approved By: Federal, State, City Council Section: 230 Revision History: 1992, 1997 Page: 1 of 4 I Bone Marrow Donation Leave (MN §181.945) Employees who works an average of 20 or more hours per week may take up to 40 paid hours to undergo medical procedure to donate bone marrow. Verification by a physician of the purpose and length of leave is required. If there is a medical determination that the employee does not qualify as a donor, the paid leave taken prior to the medical determination is not forfeited. Vacation, sick leave and holiday time will accrue during the leave. Emergency Leave In cases of serious emergency, including death or serious illness in the employee's family, as listed in funeral leave, or other emergency of a serious nature, a regular employee's Department • Head may authorize use of sick leave benefits for such absences up to a maximum of three days for each emergency. The number of emergency leave an employee is allowed, is determined on a case-by-case basis as deemed by the City Administrator