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If an employee uses ESST for more than three (3) consecutive days, the employer may require employees to provide reasonable documentation demonstrating the ESST use is covered by one of thefor a qualifying reason. Examples of acceptable documentation includes, such as: 1 1 Aa signed statement by a health care professional Aa court record Aa signed document from a victim services organization • Aa written statement from the employee indicating the employee is using or used ESST for a qualifying purpose The Employer will not require an employee to disclose details related to domestic abuse, sexual assault, or stalking, or the details of the employee's or the employee's family member's medical condition. ESST shall be administered per Minnesota Law, § § 181.9115 1 Q 1.9118, u g by means of the Accrual and Carryover method. Using or claiming traditional sick leave or ESST for a purpose not authorized by this policy may be cause forresult in disciplinary action. Effective January 1, 2025, all accrued traditional sick time and accumulated ESST leave shall be designated as Earned Sick and Safe Time (ESST), under Minnesota Statutes §§ 181.9445-181.9448, as amended and shall be administered in accordance with the ESST statutes, subject to one exception listed below. Every probationary, regular, and part-time employee is entitled to ESST leave with pay. For full-time employee's ESST time shall accrue at the rate of eight (8) hours for each calendar month of full-time service or major fraction thereof. Part-time employees shall accrue ESST leave on a pro-rata basis, but no less than one (1) hour for every thirty (30) hours worked. ESST leave may be accumulated to a maximum of 960 hours and may be granted in units of not less than 15 minutes. Unused ESST leave in excess of 960 hours at the end of a calendar year (January 1st) shall be converted to the post -employment healthcare savings plan at a rate of one hour for each two hours of ESST leave in excess of 960 hours. ESST leave may be granted by the employee's Department Head when the employee has communicated the request to the supervisor, and is unable to perform work duties due to reasons listed under Minnesota Statute §§ 181.9447, as amended. To be eligible for ESST leave with pay, an employee shall: 1) report as soon as possible to the employee's immediate supervisor the need to utilize ESST leave; and 2) keep the employee's immediate supervisor informed of such employee's ability to return to work. 321Page