HomeMy WebLinkAbout14-186 - ADMIN Resolution - City Council - 2014/12/15RESOLUTION NO. 14-186
RESOLUTION ADDING PAID PARENTING LEAVE POLICY
TO THE PERSONNEL MANUAL
WHEREAS, the City Council wishes to adopt policies for City employees and has
conferred upon the City Manager the power to establish and administer additional administrative
policies and rules as may be appropriate for the employment practices of the City; and
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of St.
Louis Park approves adding the following language to the Personnel Manual:
11.12 Parenting Leave
It is the policy of the City of St. Louis Park to provide paid and unpaid parental leave
benefits to employees due to the birth of an employee's child or the placement within an
employee's home of an adopted child To be eligible for parental leave, an employee
must have been employed by the City, working at least 20 hours per week for a minimum
of one continuous year (12 months).
Paid parental leave will be provided to regular benefit -earning employees (regardless of
gender) who meet eligibility requirements as described above, who become biological or
adoptive parents in conjunction with childbirth or adoptions occurring on or after January
1, 2015. Surrogate mothers and sperm or egg donors are excluded from coverage The
paid parental leave benefit is 100% of the employee's regular base wage (does not
include overtime, supplemental pay, and/or other additional pay), for regularly scheduled
work hours for up to 21 calendar days and must begin on the date of the birth or
placement for adoption. Multiple births or adoptions (i.e., twins, tnplets), medical
conditions, and/or other circumstances will not increase length of paid leave granted. For
the purpose of this benefit, holidays will be counted as a regular scheduled work day and
will be included in the 21 calendar day count. Employer benefit contribution and leave
accrual continue dunng paid parenting leave. For birthing parents, paid parental leave
will run concurrently with short term disability coverage (Section 10) and FMLA
Unpaid parental leave will also be provided to eligible employees in accordance with the
MN Parental Leave Act. Unpaid parental leave must be taken within 12 months of the
birth or adoption and eligible employees can choose when the leave will begin. The
maximum amount of parental leave (including both paid and unpaid leave) is twelve
weeks.
Eligible employees anticipating paid or unpaid parenting leave must submit a written
request to Human Resources before the anticipated birth or adoption of the child
whenever possible. Parental leave (both paid and unpaid) and FMLA will run
concurrently. In no event will the combination of FMLA and parental leave exceed
twelve weeks duration. The employee shall be returned to the position that the employee
vacated at the commencement of leave or to a position of like status and pay.
For leaves requiring more than twelve weeks for pregnancy, delivery and postpartum
recuperation, an additional leave of absence without pay may be granted in accordance
with Section 11.1 on the basis that such action is taken in the best interest of the City
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Adopte. • the City Council December 15, 2014
Attest:
City Clerk
Mayor