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h. Return to Work. Employees returning from Parenting Leave will be reinstated to their same position or an equivalent position of comparable duties, number of hours and pay. i. Impact of Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA). In most cases the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) policy will be applied to employees at the time of a birth or adoption because the provisions of FMLA are more beneficial to the employee. However, employees working between 20-24 hours per week are not eligible for FMLA and are eligible for Parenting Leave. In addition, employees who have already used their twelve (12) week allotment under FMLA, would be entitled to parenting Leave for the birth of adoption of a child. 2. School Conference and Acti vi ties Leave. As prescribed by Minn. Stat. Sec. 181.9412, an employee will be granted limited unpaid leave upon request for a child's school conferences or classroom activities, if the conference or classroom activities cannot be scheduled during non-work hours. G. Voting Leave. Employees are eligible for voting leave as provided in state law. Those employees required to work an 8-hour shift on election day have the right to be absent from work to vote during the morning of election day, with pay. No employee may be absent from work for more than one hour to vote without prior approval of the employee's department head. Each employee shall notify the department head prior to being absent. H. Jury or Witness Duty. When an employee performs jury duty or is subpoenaed as a witness in court or voluntarily serves as a witness in a case in which the City is a party, the employee is entitled to compensation from the City equal to the difference between the employee's regular pay and the amount received as a juror or witness. An employee who receives notice of jury duty or witness service shall notify the employee's supervisor immediately in order that arrangements may be made to Cover the employee's position. V-II