A Minneapolis park workers union has filed a complaint with the state after a maintenance worker was asked to repay over $13,000 of maternity leave wages when she tried to resign to care for her premature newborn.
Indica Medeiros, a parkkeeper doing general park maintenance since 2020, went on maternity leave in September after giving birth to a preterm son with challenging care needs. Ten days before she was due to return to work in December, she notified the Park Board that she was going to resign and stay at home full time with her children (two under 2 years of age)…