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POLICY: MISCELLANEOUS PAID/UNPAID LEAVES SECTION: 2.10 Because the City recognizes the societal benefits derived from giving blood, employees may take up to two hours paid to give blood every seven weeks. This time limit may be extended in certain circumstances (i.e., rare blood type). Employees must request time off from their respective supervisor in advance. B. BONE MARROW DONATION LEAVE (Minn. Stat. §181.945) Employees who work an average of 20 or more hours per week may take up to 40 paid hours to undergo a 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 before the medical determination is not forfeited. Vacation, sick leave and holiday time will accrue during the leave. C. EMERGENCY LEAVE In cases of serious emergency, including death or serious illness in the employee's family, 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 leaves per employee shall be determined on a case-by-case basis by the City Administrator. For purposes of this Emergency Leave Policy, the term "family" is defined in the Funeral Leave policy below. D. FUNERAL LEAVE A maximum of up to three (3) days off with sick pay will be allowed following the death of a family member, defined as a spouse, son, daughter, father, mother, brother, sister, grandmother, grandfather, father-in-law, mother-in-law, sister-in-law, brother-in-law, daughter-in-law or grandchild. Regular part-time employees will be granted three (3) half days funeral leave, as requested. Additional days may be approved by the Department Head, taken as needed and charged to accrued sick leave and/or vacation. If sick time and/or vacation time is not available, the additional days may be taken as time off without pay. The number of additional days taken off with or without pay will be determined on a case-by-case basis by the City Administrator. Time off for the funeral leave of any other relative or friend may be granted by the Department Head, but such time off shall not be eligible for funeral leave pay and shall be charged to the employee's vacation leave or taken as time off without pay. E. JOB RELATED LEAVE A job related leave policy has been established to grant employees an extended period of time off without pay for job related reasons. A regular full-time employee may request a period of time off without pay for a period of not less than three or more than six months. The employee must substantiate the request for such leave by relating it to the exploration of career change, to educational advancement which would enhance present position performance, or because of stress factors associated with the employee's present situation. Procedures for approval and policies regarding status of benefits and continuation of insurance stated under "Unpaid Leave of Absence" shall also apply to job-related unpaid leaves of absence. F. JURY DUTY (Minn. Stat. § 593.50) Any regular or probationary employee who is required to serve as a juror or who is under subpoena as a witness in court on City matters will be granted leave with pay while serving in such capacity. The employee must give any fees received for such service, with the exception of mileage, to the City. Temporary employees will be given leave without pay and may retain all fees received.