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pay, or sick leave if available and requested in advance, will be granted as may reasonably be required under individual circumstances, subject to the approval of the department head. Immediate family (for purposes of this Section) is defined as an employee's parent, step-parent, spouse, child, step-child, brother, sister, step-brother, step-sister, grandparent, grandchild, spouse's parents, brother-in-law, sister-in-law or member of the immediate household. The actual amount of time off, and funeral leave approved will be determined by the department head depending on individual circumstances, (such as the closeness of the relative, arrangements to be made, distance to the funeral,'etc.). In these situations, employees will receive their regular pay except that employees will not be paid for regularly scheduled days off. 11.4 Parental Leave An employee who works twenty (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 a child. Parental leave may not exceed six (6) 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. 21