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9.12 Leave for Adoptive Parents <br />General: Under Minnesota Statute §181.92, Employees shall, upon request, be granted <br />a minimum of four weeks off, without pay, for the adoption of a child. The period of time <br />off shall begin before, or at the time of, the child's placement in the adoptive parent's <br />home, and shall be for the purpose of arranging the child's placement or caring for the <br />child after placement. An Employee may choose to use PTO for all or a portion of the <br />adoption leave. <br />10. TEMPORARY LIGHT DUTY POLICY <br />10.1 Application <br />Temporarily Disabled: Consistent with public service needs, the City may assign light <br />duty to employees who are temporarily disabled and unable to provide full performance of <br />all work duties assigned to their job classification. The City reserves the sole right to <br />determine, on a case -by -case basis, whether light duty will be assigned and, if assigned, <br />what duties the employee will be expected to perform in the duration of the assignment. <br />Procedure: The procedure for applying for light duty assignment will be as follows: <br />A) When an Employee is unable, due to temporarily disability, to provide full <br />performance of all work duties assigned to the Employee's job classification, the <br />Employee may request light duty by completing the Request for Light Duty form <br />and submitting it to his/her Supervisor. The request shall state the nature and <br />extent of the temporary disability and the job duties which the Employee is unable <br />to perform, along with the expected length of the disability and any work <br />restrictions related to the disability. The City will usually require the request to be <br />accompanied by a physician's report containing diagnosis, current treatment, and <br />physician approval for light duty assignment with any restrictions thereon. <br />B) The City may require an independent evaluation conducted by a physician <br />selected by the City to verify the diagnosis, current treatment, work restrictions and <br />expected length of disability. <br />C) Determinations regarding light duty will be made on a department -by -department, <br />case -by -case basis. The Supervisor, in consultation with the City Administrator, <br />will consider such factors as public service needs and budgetary considerations, <br />the need for work which may be assigned as light duty, the Employee's capability <br />of performing the work, the number of Employees not available for work due to <br />injury or illness, and other relevant factors. <br />D) The City will determine what job duties the Employee will perform. These duties <br />may include those currently assigned to the Employee's job classification or any <br />other duties the City considers to be appropriate. Duration of light duty will be <br />determined at the sole discretion of the City in conjunction with their doctor. <br />Page 26 of 60 <br />