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Following leave under this policy, an employee will be reinstated to his or her same job or one with comparable duties,hours,and pay. 48. MINNESOTA SICK FAMILY MEMBER OR SAFETY LEAVE A Minnesota employee who has worked for the Utilities for at least 12 months and who has worked at least one-half(1/2) time during the past twelve (12) months may use his or her accrued sick time to care for the employee's sick or injured child, stepchild, foster child, adopted child, adult child; spouse,sibling, parent., parent-in-law, stepparent, grandparent, or grandchild (including a biological, step, foster, or adopted grandchild) for reasonable times as the employee' s attendance may be necessary. This type of leave is referred to as a"Sick Family Member Leave". • . . _ • In addition, a Minnesota employee who has worked for the Utilities for at least 12 months and who has worked at least one-half(1/2) time during the past twelve (12) months may use his or her accrued sick time to receive assistance or provide assistance to the employee's child, stepchild,foster child,ado•ted child adult child s•ouse siblin. •arent parent-in-law, stepparent, grandparent, or grandchild (including a biological, step, foster, or adopted grandchild) because of domestic abuse (as defined in Minn. Stat. §518B.01), sexual assault(as defined in Minn. Stat. §§609.342, 609.3453, or 609.352), or stalking (as defined in §Minn. Stat. 609.749). This type of leave is referred to as a"Safety Leave." the employee's minor child, or a child under 20 years-el age attending secondary school. Eligible employees are limited to using a maximum of 160 hours of sick time in any 12-month period for a Safety Leave or for a Sick Family Member Leave resulting from the illness of or injury to the employee's adult child, spouse, sibling, parent, parent-in-law, stepparent, grandparent, or grandchild. Sick time under this policy must be used in the same manner as the employee would use the sick time for his/her own illness. Please note that if an em s lo ee is also eligible for FMLA leave to care for a sick family member, FMLA leave and Minnesota sick leave time will run concurrently. 47:49. SCHOOL ACTIVITIES LEAVE POLICY Employees who have worked at least one-half time during the pregpreceding twelve months are entitled to up to 16 hours leave during any 12-month period to attend school conferences or classroom activities related to the employee's child, provided the conferences or classroom activities cannot be scheduled during non-work hours. If an 36 April 2013 August 2014 101