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the person was a covered servicemember, means a qualifying (as defined by the <br />Secretary of Labor) injury or illness incurred by a covered servicemember in the <br />line of duty on active duty that may render the servicemember medically unfit to <br />perform the duties of their office, grade, rank or rating. <br /> <br />AMOUNT OF LEAVE – QUALIFIED EXIGENCY <br />An eligible employee can take up to 12 weeks of leave for a qualified exigency under the FMLA. <br /> <br />AMOUNT OF LEAVE – MILITARY CAREGIVER <br />An eligible employee taking military caregiver leave is entitled to 26 workweeks of leave during <br />a “single 12-month period.” The “single 12-month period” begins on the first day the eligible <br />employee takes FMLA leave to care for a covered servicemember and ends 12 months after that <br />date. <br /> <br />Leave taken for any FMLA reason counts towards the 26-week entitlement. If an employee does <br />not take all 26 workweeks of leave to care for a covered servicemember during this “single 12- <br />month period,” the remaining part of the 26 workweeks of leave entitlement to care for the <br />covered servicemember is forfeited. 29 C.F.R. § 825.127(e)(1) (2017). <br /> <br />CERTIFICATION OF QUALIFYING EXIGENCY FOR MILITARY FAMILY LEAVE <br />The City will require certification of the qualifying exigency for military family leave. The <br />employee must respond to such a request within 15 days of the request or provide a reasonable <br />explanation for the delay. Failure to provide certification may result in a denial of continuation <br />of leave. This certification will be provided using the DOL Certification of Qualifying Exigency for <br />Military Family Leave. <br /> <br />CERTIFICATION FOR SERIOUS INJURY OR ILLNESS OF COVERED SERVICEMEMBER FOR <br />MILITARY FAMILY LEAVE <br />The City will require certification for the serious injury or illness of the covered servicemember. <br />The employee must respond to such a request within 15 days of the request or provide a <br />reasonable explanation for the delay. Failure to provide certification may result in a denial of <br />continuation of leave. This certification will be provided using the DOL Certification for Serious <br />Injury or Illness of Covered Servicemember. <br /> <br />All other provisions of the FMLA policy, including Use of Paid Leave, Employee Status and <br />Benefits During Leave, Procedure for Requesting Leave, and Benefits During Leave and <br />Reinstatement, are outlined above in the FMLA policy. <br />