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who are called to participate in active or inactive duty or training. Time off also is
permitted for an examination to determine one’s fitness for duty in any of the armed
forces.
Such leave will be granted in accordance with applicable state and federal laws,
provided all legal requirements are satisfied and the employee returns to work or
applies for reemployment within the time prescribed by law. Employees requesting
Military Service Leave should present their supervisors with a copy of their service
papers as soon as they receive them.
During your absence, your length of service accumulates, and your benefits will
continue as required by applicable law. Upon application within the appropriate time
period after your date of discharge from military service, you will receive the then-
current rate of pay and then-current benefits applicable to you based on your level of
seniority.
If you are required to attend yearly Reserves or National Guard duty, you can apply for
an unpaid temporary military leave of absence not to exceed 17 days (including travel).
You should give your manager as much advance notice as possible so that we can
have proper coverage while you are away.
MILITARY SPOUSE LEAVE
Employees who are the spouses or domestic partners of qualified military personnel
and work an average of 20 or more hours per week at the Company are provided with
up to ten (10) days of unpaid time off per year when their military spouse is on leave
from deployment. In order to take leave, employees requesting Military Spouse Leave
must provide the Company with notice of their intention to take leave within two (2)
business days of receiving official notice that their military spouse will be on leave from
deployment. Employees must also submit written documentation to the Company
certifying that the military member will be on military leave from deployment during the
requested leave.
Qualified military personnel are defined as (a) any member of the U.S. Armed Forces
who has been deployed during a period of military conflict to an area designated as a
combat theater or combat zone by the President of the United States; or (2) a member
of the Armed Forces Reserve Components or the National Guard who has been
deployed during a period of military conflict.
Employees may use accrued vacation or take unpaid time off for this purpose.
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT AND STALKING VICTIMS’ LEAVE
Employees who are victims of domestic violence, sexual assault or stalking may take
time off work to obtain help from a court, seek medical attention, obtain services from an
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