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accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of the employer's <br />business. In accordance with state law, no employee is required to take a leave of absence <br />for a pregnancy nor accept a pregnancy accommodation. <br />School Conference Leave Policy <br />Employees may take up to sixteen (16 hours) unpaid leave during any 12-month period to <br />attend school conferences or classroom activities related to the employee's child (through <br />secondary school), provided the conferences or classroom activities cannot be scheduled <br />during non -work hours. If an employee's child receives childcare services or attends a pre- <br />kindergarten regular or special education program, the employee may use the leave time <br />to attend a conference, or activity related to the employee's child, or to observe and <br />monitor the services and program, provided the conference, activity, or observation <br />cannot be scheduled during non -work hours. <br />When the need for leave under this section is foreseeable, the employee must provide <br />reasonable prior notice of the leave to his or her immediate supervisor and make a <br />reasonable effort to schedule the leave so as not to unduly disrupt city business. <br />Employees may choose to use vacation leave for this absence but are not required to do <br />so. <br />Bone Marrow/Organ Donation Leave <br />Employees who work an average of twenty (20) or more hours per week who seek to <br />undergo a medical procedure to donate bone marrow or an organ or partial organ may <br />take up to forty (40) hours of paid leave. The forty (40) hours is over and above the amount <br />of accrued time the employee has earned. The city may require verification by a physician <br />of the purpose and length of each leave requested by the employee. If a medical <br />determination indicates the employee does not qualify as a donor, the paid leave is not <br />forfeited. <br />Military Leave <br />State and federal laws provide protections and benefits to city employees who are called <br />to military service, whether for training or on active duty. Such employees are entitled to a <br />leave of absence without loss of pay, seniority status, efficiency rating, or benefits for the <br />time the employee is engaged in training or active service not exceeding a total of 15 days <br />in any calendar year. City compensation is in addition to the military pay for these 15 days, <br />as per MN Attorney General's Opinion. <br />The leave of absence is only in the event the employee returns to employment with the <br />city as required upon being relieved from service or is prevented from returning by <br />physical or mental disability or other cause not the fault of the employee or is required by <br />the proper authority to continue in military or naval service beyond the fifteen (15) day <br />paid leave of absence. Employees on extended unpaid military leave will receive fifteen <br />days paid leave of absence in each calendar year, not to exceed five years. <br />Page 40181 <br />Page 194 of 447 <br />