OSP MILITARY & MILITARY FAMILY LEAVE POLICY

Military Leave

Employees on a military leave of absence are entitled to be restored to their previously held position or similar position, if available, without loss of any rights, privileges or benefits provided they meet the requirements specified in the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA).

  • USERRA generally applies to employees who are in the:

  • Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, and Coast Guard (both active and reserve components)

  • Army and Air National Guard

  • Commissioned Corps of the Public Health Service

  • Federal Emergency Management Agency reserves

  • Any other category designated by the President in time of war or emergency

In certain circumstances, a letter from the employee’s commanding officer may be requested to establish the dates of duty.

Military Family Leave

The Company will provide two weeks of unpaid leave for an employee who is the spouse, parent, or a person who has or had custody of a member of the uniformed services when that member is deployed or injured. Employees may take leave up to 10 days or 80 hours (whichever is less) once per calendar year. To do so, the employee must satisfy the following conditions:

Length of Employment

The employee must be employed by the Company for at least 12 consecutive months and for at least 1,250 hours in the 12 months immediately preceding the beginning of the leave.

Family Relationship

The employee must be the parent, spouse, or a person who has or had legal custody of a person who is a member of the uniformed services when that member is called for active duty longer than 30 days or is injured while serving on active duty.

 Notice

The employee must provide 14 days’ notice of intended leave for active duty deployment, or two days’ notice of intended leave for injuries. No notice is required for leave taken because of critical or life-threatening injuries.

Time Frame

Leave must be taken no more than two weeks prior to, or one week after the date of deployment.

Exhaustion of Other Leave

The employee must exhaust all available forms of leave, except sick leave or disability leave.