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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. 3) When an employee uses ESST for more than two consecutive scheduled work days, the city may require appropriate supporting documentation (such as medical documentation supporting medical leave, court records or related documentation to support safety leave). However, if the employee or employee's family member did not receive services from a health care professional, or if documentation cannot be obtained from a health care professional in a reasonable time or without added expense, then reasonable documentation may include a written statement from the employee indicating that the employee is using, or used, ESST for a qualifying purpose. The city 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. Using or claiming ESST leave for a purpose not authorized Minnesota Statute §§ 181.9447, as amended shall be cause for disciplinary action. For the purpose of accumulating additional ESST leave, an employee using earned vacation leave, ESST, compensatory time off or paid holidays is considered to be working. Upon employee's termination of employment with the employer, thirty-three percent (33%) of the employee's unused ESST balance shall be deposited into the employee's Health Care Savings Plan after five (5) years of regular employment. Severance pay shall not be available in any sum to an employee if that employee is discharged for just cause; severance pay shall not be paid if an employee voluntarily terminates his or her employment prior to five (5) years of regular employment service; or the employee voluntarily terminates his or her employment without giving the employer fourteen (14) days written notice. After ten (10) years of regular employment service, the employee will receive forty-five percent (45%) of said employees unused, accumulated ESST leave. After fifteen (15) years of regular employment service, the employee will receive fifty percent (50%) of unused, accumulated ESST leave. After five (5) years of regular employment, employees who submit a letter of resignation at least three (3) months (90 calendar days) in advance of their last day worked, shall receive an additional ten percent (10%) added to the applicable years of service tier. 32