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regular work, attend school, or do regular daily activities. This includes childbirth, <br />conditions related to pregnancy, or surgery. <br /> <br />Notice <br />Prior to starting a claim with the State or third-party administrator as chosen by the City, <br />employees should notify the City Administrator of your intention to take leave. If the need is <br />foreseeable, we ask that you provide at least two-weeks notice prior to taking leave. If the leave <br />is not foreseeable you will still be able to take leave under MNPL and we ask that you provide as <br />much notice as possible. <br /> <br />How to Apply for Minnesota Paid Leave <br />After your leave has been discussed you may apply for MNPL though the State of Minnesota or <br />the third-party administrator as chosen by the City. <br /> <br />Interaction with Other Laws and Benefits <br />MNPL will run concurrently with any leave and/or wage supplement for which you may be eligible <br />for under local, state, or federal law which may include: Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) <br />and/or Minnesota Women’s Economic Security Act (WESA) pregnancy and parenting leave. The <br />City offers a short-term disability (STD) policy that may run concurrently and require its own filing <br />requirement pursuant to the terms of the STD policy. STD payments may be reduced, pursuant <br />to the terms of the STD policy, as a result of receiving state-paid benefits. <br /> <br />Supplementing MNPL Benefits with Accrued Leave <br />If you are receiving MNPL benefits, the City allows you to supplement, or "top off," your MNPL <br />benefits with any accrued but unused paid leave. If you choose to supplement your MNPL <br />benefits in this way, the combined weekly sum of MNPL benefits and City-provided paid leave <br />benefits cannot exceed your Individual Average Weekly Wage (IAWW). Supplemental payments <br />from the City may be delayed by up to four weeks to allow time to verify amounts paid by a third <br />party. <br /> <br />Maintaining Health Coverage During Leave <br />Unless the employee revokes coverage while on MNPL, the City will continue to provide group <br />health insurance coverage for an employee on MNPL under the same conditions as the coverage <br />was provided before the employee took leave. The employee must continue to make timely <br />payments of their share of the premiums for such coverage if applicable. If the employee is not <br />using paid time off to cover part or all of the leave, they will be responsible for remitting their <br />portion of health premiums to the City in order to ensure continuation of benefits. <br />Group health insurance may be cancelled if an employee’s premium payment is 30 days late. <br />Before terminating coverage, the City will provide written notice to the employee at least 15 days <br />before the coverage is terminated listing the final date payment is due (30 days past the due date) <br />to avoid cancellation and the date coverage will end if payment is not received. <br />An employee's share of premium payments for their group health insurance coverage may, at the <br />employee's option, be arranged to write a check every month for the duration that the employee <br />may be out.