Carle Health offers Military Exigency Leave to allow eligible team members time away from work due to a team member’s qualifying family member having been called to active duty in the Armed Forces.      

ELIGIBILITY

Team members must have been employed for at least twelve months and worked at least 1250 hours during the twelve months prior to the start of the military exigency leave.  

CONSIDERATION OF LEAVE

Covered active duty means that a service member is either a member of the a regular component of the Armed Forces or a member of the Armed Forces Reserves called to duty and deployed to a foreign country.  A covered military member is a team member’s spouse, child or parent.  Time off will be allowed for the following qualifying exigencies as long as they are related to the active duty or call to active duty for a covered military member. 

• Short Notice Deployment – To address any issue that arises from the fact a covered military member is notified of the covered active duty or impending call to duty seven or less calendar days prior to the start of deployment. 
• Military events and related activities – To attend any official ceremony, program or event sponsored by the military and/or to attend family support or assistance programs and informational briefings sponsored or promoted by the military, military service organizations or the American Red Cross. 
• Childcare and school activities – To arrange for alternative childcare or school arrangements when an active duty or call to active duty necessitates a change in the existing childcare arrangement for a child.  To provide childcare on an urgent, immediate need basis (not on a routine or ongoing basis).  
• Financial and legal arrangements – To make or update financial or legal arrangements to address the military member’s absence, such as preparing and executing power of attorney, transferring bank account signature authority, enrolling in military programs, updating a will or living trust, or other financial and legal matters. 
• Counseling – To attend counseling provided by someone other than a health care provider, resulting from the call of duty status of the covered military member. 
• Rest and Recuperation – To spend time with a covered military member who is on short-term, temporary leave during the period of deployment. 
• Post deployment activities – To attend arrival ceremonies, reintegration briefings/events, or other official ceremony sponsored by the military for a period of 90 days following the termination of active duty.  To address issues that arise from the death of a covered military member while on active duty status. 
• Parental Care – To provide care on an immediate basis or to arrange alternative care for a covered military member’s parent who is incapable of self-care. 

DURATION OF LEAVE

Team members will be granted military exigency leave under FMLA for up to twelve weeks per rolling twelve month period.  Short-notice deployment leave is limited to seven calendar days and rest & recuperation leave is limited to fifteen days per instance.  Total cumulative leave under any FMLA category will not exceed more than twelve weeks per rolling twelve month period. 

BENEFITS STATUS DURING LEAVE

Team members will retain benefits throughout the approved FMLA leave.  If the leave is unpaid, the team member is responsible for providing the applicable payment for voluntary benefits.   

COMPENSATION DURING LEAVE

A combination of paid leave and sick bank benefits can be used depending on the type of leave; refer to the applicable benefit policy for more information. 

REQUEST AND APPROVAL FOR LEAVE

Carle Health has partnered with The Hartford to provide leave management for our team members.  To request a leave under the Family Medical Leave Act, call The Hartford at (888)277-4767 or submit online through The Hartford’s leave portal.

RETURN TO WORK

Military Exigency Leave (FMLA) leave of absence is job protected, meaning you are entitled to return to your job, in the same position as when you left for your leave. However, if your position no longer exists, you should be offered one that is comparable in terms of skills, duties, pay, benefits, etc.

OTHER CONSIDERATIONS

A married couple employed by Carle Health may be limited to a combined total of twelve weeks during a rolling twelve month period for all FMLA qualifying reasons