8.0. SR 11-25-1996 - Laserfiche WebLink

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All other policies regarding return to work from a Parental Leave of Absence are identical to those for a Medical Leave of Absence, except no medical certification will be required. Employees who have been employed for the previous 12 months and have worked less than 1,250 hours but more than 1,040 hours are eligible for six weeks of unpaid leave under the Minnesota Parenting Leave Act. Parental Leave under the Minnesota Parenting Leave Act must begin within six weeks of the birth, adoption, or placement of the child in foster care, unless the child is hospitalized at birth. Employees are responsible for all insurance premiums during such a leave. Employees have the option of using accrued sick leave, vacation, holiday, and personal leave, although the Parental Leave may not be extended by use of other forms of paid leave. Return to work is administered in the same way as with other Parental Leaves. Generally, an employee who is granted a Parental Leave under this policy will be reinstated to the position the employee held when the leave commenced, or to an equivalent position with equivalent pay, benefits, and other terms and conditions of employment. School Conferences and Sick Children Parents of school-aged children will be provided an unpaid leave of up to a total of 16 hours during any 12-month period to attend school conferences or school-related activities related to an employee's child provided the conferences or school-related activities cannot be scheduled during nonwork hours. The employee may use personal or vacation time for this purpose. The employee should notify their immediate supervisor as far in advance as possible when time off is needed. Employees with sick children may use their own sick days in order to care for a sick child. The use of sick leave to take care of a child who is ill must be used in the same manner as the employee would use the sick days policy for their own illness. policies\leaveabs.doc