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Article 2
Uniforms
Article 20, Expense Reimbursement shall be modified as follows:
1. LPNs working in positions with an FTE of .75 or greater will be reimbursed for the purchase of
uniforms at the following rates. The first year will be to a maximum of two hundred forty two
dollars and fifty five cents ($242.55). All succeeding years will be to a maximum of one
hundred sixty five dollars and thirty eight cents ($165.38).
2. LPNs working in positions with an FTE of less than .75 including intermittent nurses will be
reimbursed for the purchase of uniforms at the following rates. The first year will be to a
maximum of one hundred ninety eight dollars and forty five cents ($198.45). All succeeding
years will be to a maximum of one hundred twenty one dollars and twenty eight cents
($121.28).
3. Employees in bargaining units 202, 203, and 204 working in positions with an FTE at .75 or
greater will be reimbursed for the purchase of uniforms at the following rates. The first year will
be to a maximum of one hundred seventy six dollars and forty cents ($176.40). All succeeding
years will be to a maximum of one hundred thirty two dollars and thirty cents ($132.30).
4. Employees in bargaining units 202, 203, and 204 working in positions with an FTE of less than
.75 including intermittent employees will be reimbursed for the purchase of uniforms at the
following rates. The first year will be to a maximum of one hundred thirty two dollars and thirty
cents ($132.30). All succeeding years will be to a maximum of eighty eight dollars and twenty
cents ($88.20).
5. The anniversary date of the employee’s initial appointment to the Minnesota Veterans Home -
Fergus Falls will begin the new year for reimbursement purposes.
6. Any portion of the maximum dollar amounts not claimed in a given year cannot be carried
forward to the succeeding year. Management agrees to give each individual sixty (60) days
notice of available funds prior to the end of the year.
7. The Administrator will reimburse the employee upon receipt of an acceptable proof of purchase
if the receipt is submitted within forty-five (45) days after the purchase. Receipts for uniform
purchases must be submitted in the same fiscal year in which the expense was incurred.
8. Employees are expected to wear uniforms while on duty only and to properly maintain their
own uniforms. Employees may wear uniforms while in transit to and from their residence and
work.
9. Emergency reimbursements will be authorized by the Administrator if the uniform gets
permanently damaged while performing work on duty. To receive this authorization, the
employee must show the uniform and explain how the damage occurred to their immediate
supervisor or in their absence, to any supervisor on duty, or the officer of the day. This must
occur on the same shift in which the damage occurred.
10. The Administrator may ask for any uniforms that have been replaced due to damage and for all
uniforms of a non-certified probationary employee.
11. Employees shall be reimbursed in an amount not to exceed sixty three dollars and thirty cents
($63.30) (upon receipt of an acceptable proof of purchase) for one (1) maternity uniform as
needed.
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