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currently approved leave. While the Company will make a reasonable effort to return the employee to his or her former position or a comparable position following an approved leave of absence, there is no guarantee that the employee will be reinstated to his or her position, or any position, except as required by law.
6.2 Sick Days.
Employees are encouraged to stay home when sick. Please call the family to alert them of your absence while also rescheduling the hours for an alternate day. Extended absences should be reported to a supervisor.
6.3 Personal Days.
Employees may take time off when necessary for vacations and appointments. Please call the family to alert them to your absence with as much notice as possible. Reschedule hours and make arrangements to provide your client with the service they need. Absences longer than 5 days will need to be reported to a supervisor prior to leaving.
6.4 Holidays.
ABC Behave observes the following holidays:
• New Year's Day
• Independence Day
• Thanksgiving Day
• Christmas Day
Employees are not expected to work on the holidays. You may, however, choose to work, but you will not receive additional pay.
6.5 Family and Medical Leave.
Because of the Company's small size, we are not required to comply with the federal Family and Medical Leave Act ("FMLA"). However, we recognize that our employees may occasionally need to take unpaid leave to care for a new child, to care for a seriously ill family member, to handle an employee's own medical issues, or to handle issues relating to a family member's military service, possibly including caring for a family member who is injured while serving in the military.
If you anticipate that you might need time off to deal with family and medical issues, please speak with your supervisor.
State Family and Medical Leave:
An employee of at least 12 consecutive months of a company with at least 15 employees may qualify for 10 weeks of state family medical leave in any two-year period for childbirth, adoption (for a child 16 or younger), an employee's serious health condition, or care for a family member with a serious health condition. All time off that qualifies as family and