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An employee who works twentv (20) or more hours a week and has been employed more than one year is entitled to take an unpaid leave of absence in connection with the birth or adoption of achild. Parental leave may not exceed six @l weeks after the birth or adoption of the child. Employees are not required to use sick leave during parental leave but may use sick leave at their option for any period of this leave they are unable to work due to medical reasons. The employee is entitled to return to work in the same position and at the same rate of pay the employee was receiving prior to commencement of the leave. Group insurance coverage will remain in effect during the leave. 12 INSURANCE PLANS 12.1 Worker's Compensation Employees, as defined by the Minnesota Worker's Compensation Act, are covered by Worker's Compensation Insurance. a) Any employee injured on the job and covered by Worker's Compensation Insurance will be paid for the remainder of the day in which the injury occurs. b) Any employee covered by Worker's Compensation who is injured on the job and is subsequently off work for three .Ql consecutive days because of the injury will earn worker's Compensation benefits. c) For purposes of this subsection, the definition of an employee also includes all officers of the City, elected and appointed for a regular term of office or to complete an expired portion of a regular term. d) All work-related injuries must be reported to the employee's supervisor immediately, no matter how minor the injury is considered bv the emplovee. 12.2 Health Insurance Upon proper application and subject to any required premiums, all regular full time employees may elect to be covered by the City's health insurance plans. Subject to the payment of the required premiums, an employee's dependents may also be covered under such plans.