10.02A Personnel Committee Recommendation-Personnel Policy Revision

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Citv of Peauot Lakes Citv of Peauot Lakes Personnel Policies Title: Leaves Effective Date: [date adopted] Effective Date(s)of Amendment(s): If the unpaid leave of absence is not approved or the employee fails to request additional leave, the employee will be considered to have voluntarily resigned. If circumstances beyond the employee's control prevented the employee from requesting additional leave,a retroactive leave request may be allowed,subject to the City Council's approval. 10.6 Job Related Injury or Illness All employees are required to report any job-related illnesses or injuries to their supervisor immediately(no matter how minor). If a supervisor is not available and the nature of injury or illness requires immediate treatment,the employee is to go to the nearest available medical facility for treatment and, as soon as possible, notify his/her supervisor of the action taken. In the case of a serious emergency,911 should be called. If the injury is not of an emergency nature, but requires medical attention,the employee will report it to the supervisor and make arrangements for a medical appointment. Worker's compensation benefits and procedures for returning to work will be applied according to applicable state and federal laws. 10.7 Marrow Donation Employees working an average of 20 or more hours per week may take paid leave,not to exceed 40 hours unless agreed to by the City,to undergo medical procedures to donate bone marrow. ' The City may require a physician's verification of the purpose and length of the leave requested to donate bone marrow. If there is a medical determination that the employee does not qualify as a bone marrow donor,the paid leave of absence granted to the employee prior to that medical determination is not forfeited. 10.8 Reasonable Unpaid Work Time for Nursing Mothers � Nursing mothers will be provided reasonable unpaid break time to express milk for nursing her � child for one year after the child's birth.The City will provide a room (other than a bathroom) ' as close as possible to the employee's work area,that is shielded from view and free from intrusion from coworkers and the public and includes access to an electrical outlet,where the � nursing mother can express milk in private. '� 10.9 Pregnancy and Parenting Leave ! Employees who work twenty(20) hours or more per week and have been employed more than '' one year are entitled to take an unpaid leave of absence under the Pregnancy and Parenting I'� Leave Act of Minnesota. Female employees for prenatal care,or incapacity due to pregnancy, � 28 '