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Take any adverse employment action against an employee for disclosing the employee's own wages or discussing another employee's wages which have been disclosed voluntarily. Retaliate against an employee for asserting rights or remedies under Minn. Stat. §181.172, ciihrl '� The City cannot retaliate against an employee for disclosing his or her wages. An employee's remedies under the Wage Disclosure Protection Law are to bring a civil action against the City and/or file a complaint with the Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry at (651) 284-5070 or (800) 342-5354. Health Savings Accounts (HSA) opt -out The City now only offers High Deductible Health Plans so this language no longer applies. 17.4 Employer Contributions The City participates in the cost of the group coverage by paying the premium amount for "core" individual health and life insurance benefits. The benefits of this coverage are described in individual policies that can be obtained from the Assistant to the City Manager. In addition, the City provides each employee a contribution towards optional benefits to be selected by the employee. The amount of this contribution depends on whether the employee elects single, single+l, or family insurance coverage. The amounts of the family and individual contributions may vary each year but shall be at least the same as those provided by the union contract with which the employee is most closely associated. The Employer insurance premium contributions and health savings account contributions are approved annually by the City Council through the adoption of the City's annual compensation plan (Non -Union Employees) and the language set forth in the collective bargaining agreements. Employees that participate in the City of New Brighton Health Savings Account Program (HDHP-HSA Health Insurance Plan or Equivalent) will receive an (Per IRS regulations) annual deductible contribution from the City. The employer will deposit the deductible into the employee's Health Savings Account during the first payroll period of the New Year. The employer will fund the start-up fee and all monthly fees associated with the Health Savings Account (HSA) for those employees participating in the Health Savings Account (HSA). Media Communication on Behalf of the City Staff would like to amend Section 22.3 of the employee handbook to clarify the only employee authorized to speak on behalf of the City to the media is the City Manager. The amendment also gives the City Manager the authority to appoint another City employee for this task. Unless otherwise directed, staff would need to be authorized by the City Manager to communicate on behalf of the City. 3