10.02A Personnel Committee Recommendation-Personnel Policy Revision

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Citv of Pequot Lakes Citv of Pequot Lakes Personnel Policies Title: Leaves Effective Date: [date adopted] Effective Date(s)of Amendment(s): 10.4 Personal Leave Employees may use up to 16 hours of personal leave with pay each calendar year at times approved by their supervisor. Any unused personal leave time at the end of the year is forFeited and cannot be carried over to the subsequent year. 10.5 Family and Medical Leave 10.5.1 Eligibility To qualify to take family and medical leave (FML) under this policy, an employee must meet all of the following conditions: Have worked for the City for 12 months (or 52 weeks) prior to the date the leave is to commence.The 12 months or 52 weeks need not have been consecutive; however,the City will not consider any service 7 years prior to the employee's most recent hire date. Have worked at least 1,250 hours during the 12-month period prior to the date when the leave is requested to commence. The principles established under the Fair Labor Standards Act ("FLSA") determine the number of hours worked by an employee.The FLSA does not include time spent on paid or unpaid leave as hours worked. Consequently,these hours of leave should not be counted in determining the 1,250 hours eligibility test for an employee under FML. 10.5.2 Types of Leave Covered Leave will be granted to all eligible employees (male and female) for any of the following reasons: • The birth of a child,including prenatal care,or placement of a child with the employee for adoption or foster care; • To care for a spouse, child or parent who has a serious health condition; • Due to a serious health condition that makes the employee unable to perform the essential functions of the position; and • A covered military member's active duty or call to duty or to care for a covered military member(Military Caregiver and Qualified Exigency Leave) (described below). 22