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DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA SICK AND SAFE LEAVE ACT

In addition to the other leave provisions of this Employee Manual (except those applicable only to our
Maryland employees) our District of Columbia employees are covered by the D.C. Sick and Safe Leave
Act (SSLA). This law requires employers to provide paid sick leave to employees who have completed
ninety days of service. Unused leave carries over from year to year, but no more than one year’s
accrued leave may be used in any year.

Because the Credit Union already provides paid sick leave to its employees, the effect of our policy
and the SSLA must be merged. The amount of leave under the SSLA is based upon the employer’s
number of employees working in the District of Columbia, in our case 24 hours per year. Since our

employees accrue more paid sick leave per year, only the first 24 are subject to the SSLA.

Leave under the SSLA may be taken for the employee’s own illness, to obtain medical care, or for the
illness or need for medical care of a family member. Family member for purposes of the SSLA includes
a spouse, a domestic partner, parents, son, daughter, grandchildren, foster children, the spouse of
children, brothers/sisters, and their spouses. Also covered is any child, regardless of blood or other
relation for whom the employee assumes and discharges parental responsibility, and any other person
who has shared the employee’s residence for not less than the preceding twelve months and with

whom the employee shares or has shared a committed relationship.

The SSLA also provides that paid leave may be requested by persons who are victims of stalking,
domestic violence, or sexual abuse. Absences may be requested for the employee or a family member
to seek medical attention from these causes, to obtain services from a victim services organization,
psychological counseling, to change residences temporarily or permanently, to pursue civil or criminal
legal action, or to take other actions to enhance the physical, psychological, or economic health and
safety of the employee, the family member, or the safety of those who associate with either.

An employee must request SSLA leave for planned absences by giving ten days written notice.
Unexpected leave may be requested orally. Leave under the SSLA is not payable on separation from
employment, but an employee who separates and is rehired within twelve months will be granted
previously accrued leave upon rehire.

D. C. FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE ACT

The District of Columbia Family and Medical Leave Act (DCFMLA) requires employers with 20 or more
employees to provide eligible employees with 16 weeks of unpaid family leave and 16 weeks of unpaid
medical leave during a 24-month period. Leave under DCFMLA may be taken in blocks of time,
intermittently, and in certain circumstances, at a reduced schedule. Employees can also use any
accrued time instead of unpaid leave. The employer may require medical certification and reasonable
prior notice when applicable.

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