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twelve (12) da��s per year rate and all unused accrued hours remain in their bank. If the balance is at or above 960 when checked, the employee will move to or remain in the eight (8) da�� per year accrual plan. There is no limit on the amount of accrued sick leave that can be accumulated and carried forward from one year to the next. Employees must notify theis immediate supervisor at least thirty (30) minutes before the start of their regular start time if s/he intends to be absent from work. If an emergency prevents the employee from notifying the immediate supervisor, s/he must contact the immediate supervisor as soon as possible during the workday. Employees are required to keep their immediate supervisor informed of their anticipated return to work. Em�loeee is res�onsible to ensure sick time usage is recorded in the timel�ee�in� s�-stem as soon as �racticable but no later than the end of the �a�r �eriod in which the time �cas taken. After an absence, a physician's statement may be required on the employee's first day back to work, indicating the nature of the illness or medical condition and attesting to the employee's ability to return to work and safely perform the essential functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodation. Any work restrictions must be stated clearly on the return-to-work form. Employees who have been asked to provide such a statement may not be allowed to return to work until they comply with this provision. Sick leave may be denied for any employee required to pro�ride a doctor's statement until such a statement is provided. The cinr has the right to obtain a second medical opinion to determine the validin- of an employee's workers' compensation or sick leave claim, or to obtain information related to restrictions or an employee's ability to work. The city will arrange and pay for an appropriate medical evaluation when it is required by the city. An employee attempting to use sick time for reasons other than those explicitly permitted in this policy will be subject to disciplinary action up to and including termination. A doctor's note shall be required if an employee is absent more thar €arr�three (43) days or if abuse of sick leave is suspected. In some ciscumstances, an employee may be requested to submit to a medical examination by a physician or medical facilit�r licensed to practice medicine. In such a circumstance, the city may select the physician and facilit�r that will conduct the examination. Earned Sicic and Safe Time Beginning�anuary 1, 2024, Minnesota law rec�uires the im�lementation of Earned Sick and Safe Time (ESS"I"�. ESST is �aid leave that can be used for certain reasons, including when an em�lovee is sick, to care for a sick familv member, when work or a child's school is closed, or to seek assistance if an em�lo�ree or their familv member has ex�erienced domestic abuse, sexual assault, or stall�in�. This specific leave a�lies to all em�lovees (including tem�orary and �art-time em�lo,��erforming work for at least 80 hours in a�ear for the citv. ESST is earned at the rate of one hour for every 30 hours worked, uo to a ma�mum of 48 hours earned �er calendar vear. The hourl�r rate of ESST is the same hourlv rate an em�lo�ree earns from em�lo�-ment �vid� the citt-. Page 19�66