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<br />Parental Leave <br />Purpose <br />Federal and state law mandates a number of paid and unpaid types of leave to protect employment and to <br />benefit certain activities. The city provides certain leaves to assist employees with life’s challenges enabling <br />employees to be productive at work. <br />For this purpose, the city has adopted a paid Parental Leave Policy. Paid parental leave is intended to provide <br />workplace support for parents of newborn or adopted children as they adjust to new life changes and to assist <br />with the preservation of accrued sick leave. <br /> <br />Policy <br />Eligibility <br />Employees must be leave benefit-earning to be eligible for Parental Leave after one (1) year of continuous <br />leave benefit-earning city employment. <br />Leave may be granted following the birth of a biological child or legal adoption of a child. Foster child <br />placement, surrogate mothers, and sperm or egg donors are excluded from coverage. <br />Employees shall notify Human Resources and their supervisor of the desire to take Parental Leave as soon as <br />possible but no later than thirty (30) days before anticipated birth or custody to ensure work/shift coverage. <br />A Request for Leave of Absence form shall be submitted at least thirty (30) days before anticipated leave. <br />Leave is discretionary subject to city service needs. <br /> <br />Use <br />Eligible parents are permitted ten (10) working days (up to 80 hours) of paid leave following the birth or <br />adoption of a child. Hours are paid at the employee’s regular base wage for regularly scheduled work hours <br />only and do not include overtime, supplemental pay, and/or other additional pay. <br />Leave must be taken within the first six months of birth or adoption custody. In no case shall Parental Leave <br />combined with other types of leave extend beyond 12 weeks. <br />Leave may be taken intermittently and may run consecutively with other leave (sick, vacation, or <br />compensatory time). Parental leave shall run concurrently with FMLA, MN Parental Leave, and/or Short <br />Term Disability. <br />Employer benefit contributions and leave accruals (both according to policy) continue during paid parental <br />leave. <br /> <br /> <br />