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<br />: <br /> Page 37 <br />a. Employees are encouraged to use Compensatory hours prior to hours earned as a <br />Personal Leave Benefit. <br />b. Personal Leave may be taken in increments as small as 0.25 hours. <br />c. Personal Leave for periods of up to two weeks may be taken with the approval of the <br />employee’s supervisor. Longer periods of Personal Leave require the approval of the City <br />Administrator. <br />d. In cases involving the health or safety of a person, advance approval is not required, but <br />notification should be provided as soon as possible. <br />e. Personal Leave must be approved in advance by the employee’s supervisor, except in <br />emergencies where the health or safety of a person is at risk. <br />f. Personal Leave is for the exclusive use of the employee who accrued it and cannot be <br />transferred to another employee. <br />g. Personal Leave may be used for any unpaid leave described in this Article. <br /> <br />Section 11.02 Earned Sick and Safe Time (ESST) Leave <br /> <br />Effective January 1, 2024, Sick and Safe Time is paid leave employers must provide to employees <br />in Minnesota that can be used for certain reasons as stated in Section 2.0 (b). All employees <br />working at least 80 hours in a year, excluding paid on-call firefighters, are eligible. At a minimum, <br />an employee needs to be granted one hour of ESST for every 30 hours worked to a maximum of <br />48 hours of ESST per year. For the purposes of this policy, a year is a calendar year – January 1 to <br />December 31. The hourly rate of ESST is the same hourly rate an employee earns from <br />employment with the City. See ESST Policy (Appendix C) <br /> <br />Section 11.03 Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) <br /> <br />The Family and Medical Leave Act provides certain employees with up to 12 weeks of unpaid, <br />job- and benefit-protected leave per year. Leave for military family leave may be taken for up to <br />26 weeks in a 12-month period. FMLA requires that their group health benefits be maintained <br />during the leave. FMLA is designed to help employees balance their work and family <br />responsibilities by allowing them to take reasonable unpaid leave for certain family and medical <br />reasons. Please see FMLA Policy (Appendix D) for more information. <br /> <br />Section 11.04 Minnesota Paid Leave Policy <br /> <br />The City provides time off to eligible employees who qualify for Minnesota Paid Leave (MNPL) <br />benefits under Minnesota law. The City of Hugo is a participant in the State of Minnesota’s Paid <br />Leave program. Please see MNPL Policy (Appendix E) <br /> <br />Section 11.05 Military Leave <br />