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Reserves), with an injury or illness incurred in the line of duty on active duty (or existed <br />before the beginning of the member's active duty and was aggravated by service in line of <br />duty on active duty in the Armed Forces) and that may render the member medically unfit <br />to perform the duties of the member's office, grade, rank, or rating; and <br />A veteran who was a member of the Armed Forces (including National Guard or Reserves) <br />at any time during a period when the person was a covered servicemember, means a <br />qualifying (as defined by the Secretary of Labor) injury or illness incurred by a covered <br />servicemember in the line of duty on active duty that may render the servicemember <br />medically unfit to perform the duties of his or her office, grade, rank, or rating. <br />Outpatient status, with respect to a covered servicemember, means the status of a <br />member of the Armed Forces assigned to either a military medical treatment facility as an <br />outpatient; or a unit established for the purpose of providing command and control of <br />members of the Armed Forces receiving medical care as outpatients. <br />Amount of Leave - Qualified Exigency <br />An eligible employee can take up to 12 weeks of leave for a qualified exigency. <br />Amount of Leave - Military Caregiver <br />An eligible employee taking military caregiver leave is entitled to 26 workweeks of leave <br />during a single, 12-month period. The single, 12-month period begins the first day the <br />eligible employee takes FMLA leave to care for a covered servicemember and ends 12 <br />months after that date. <br />Leave taken for any FMLA reason counts towards the 26-week entitlement. If an employee <br />does not take all of 26 workweeks of leave entitlement to care for a covered <br />servicemember during the single, 12-month period, the remainder of the 26 workweeks of <br />leave entitlement to care for the covered servicemember is forfeited. <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 <br />reasonable explanation for the delay. Failure to provide certification may result in a denial <br />of continuation of leave. This certification will be provided using the DOL Certification of <br />Qualifying Exigency for Military Family Leave. <br />Certification for Serious Injury or Illness of Covered Servicemember for Military Family <br />Leave <br />The city will require certification for the serious injury or illness of the covered <br />servicemember. The employee must respond to such a request within 15 days of the <br />request or provide a reasonable explanation for the delay. Failure to provide certification <br />may result in a denial of continuation of leave. This certification will be provided using the <br />DOL Certification for Serious Injury or Illness of Covered Servicemember. <br />Page 38187 <br />Page 109 of 447 <br />