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16.14 Intermittent Leave Employees may be required to use FMLA leave when the employee misses work due to an injury obtained while on duty. If this is required, the City will provide the employee written notification specifying that any absence will be counted against the employee's remaining FMLA time. The FMLA leave and workers compensation leave run concurrently. 16.15 Return to Work An employee returning from leave should notify their supervisor as soon as possible of there anticipated return to work date. The employee will be required to submit a fitness for duty or return-to-work report, signed by the treating doctor, prior to returning to work if FMLA leave was for the employee's own serious health condition. The employee will be reinstated to the same or equivalent position with equivalent benefits, pay and other terms and conditions of employment upon returning to work. However, an employee has no guaranteed right to reinstatement or other benefits if the employee would not have been continuously employed during the FMLA leave. For example, the employee will not be reinstated: 1) if the employee is laid off during the course of the FMLA leave, 2) if a shift is eliminated, or 3) if the employee was hired for a specific term to work on a discrete project and the term or project is over. 16.16 Minnesota Parental Leave Act As indentified in Minnesota Statutes sections 181.940 — 181.941, certain employees are entitled up to six (6) weeks of unpaid parenting leave upon the birth or adoption of a child. Eligible employees are those who have: • Been employed by the City for at least 12 consecutive months preceding the request for leave; and • Worked an average of 20 hours or more per week. The leave must begin within six weeks of the birth or adoption of a child. A request for parental leave must be made ninety (90) days in advance of the first day of the parental leave. The leave must begin not more than six weeks after the birth or adoption of the child, unless the child remains in the hospital longer than the mother, then the leave must not begin more than six weeks after the child leaves the hospital. No vacation or sick leave, or other benefits shall accrue during a parental leave period. The employee shall be eligible for group health insurance benefits during the parental leave, but will be responsible for any costs of insurance premiums during the parental leave. 16.17 School Conference and Activities Leave As noted in Minnesota Statutes section 181.9412, an employee will be granted up to a total of 16 hours during any 12-month period to attend school