Page 54 - USX Driver Handbook

U.S. XPRESS, INC. DRIVER HANDBOOK U.S. XPRESS, INC. DRIVER HANDBOOK

In the event you require an accommodation to return to work and/
or you are unable to return to work on the date specified but you can
return to work within a reasonable defined period of time, please contact
Human Resources in advance of your scheduled date of return to discuss.
Due to the demands of the business, we are unable to hold positions open
indefinitely, and we may be unable to return you to the same or similar
position if your leave extends beyond the defined leave period. If you are
released to return to work please contact Human Resources so that they
may facilitate your return to work.
Family and Medical Leave

The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) provides certain
employees with up to 12 weeks of unpaid, job-protected leave per year
and requires employers to maintain group health benefits during the
leave. The law also includes notice, certification, and record keeping
requirements. In order to be eligible for Family and Medical Leave,
you must have been employed by the Company for at least one year and
worked 1,250 hours within that year.
A covered employer must grant an eligible employee up to a total of
12 work weeks of unpaid leave during any 12-month period for one or
more of the following reasons:
• For the birth and care of the newborn child of the employee.
• For placement with the employee of a son or daughter for
adoption or foster care.
• To care for an immediate family member (spouse, child, or
parent) with a serious health condition.
• ¨To take medical leave when the employee is unable to work
because of a serious health condition.
• For any qualifying exigency (as the Secretary of Labor will, by
regulation, determine) arising from the fact that a child, spouse,
or parent of the employee is on active duty (or has been notified
of an impending call or order to active duty) in the U.S. Armed
Forces in support of a contingency operation.
The FMLA also provides service member family leave. Under the
service member family leave provisions, an eligible employee who is the
spouse, child, parent, or next of kin of a covered service member who is
recovering from a serious illness or injury sustained in the line of duty on
active duty is entitled to 26 weeks of leave in a single 12-month period to
care for the service member.
The 12 weeks are figured on a rolling calendar year, meaning
that eligibility is based on the 12 months preceding the date of leave.

PAGE 52