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Certification of Qualifying Exigency for Military Family Leave <br />QUALIFYING EXIGENCY FOR MILITARY FAMILY LEAVE <br />The CityCity 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 of <br />leave. This certification will be provided using the DOL Certification of Qualifying Exigency for <br />Military Family Leave. <br />Certification for Serious Injury or Illness of Covered Servicemember for Military Family <br />Leave ERTIFICATION FOR SERIOUS INJURY OR ILLNESS OF COVERED <br />SERVICEMEMBER FOR MILITARY FAMILY LEAVE <br />The GityCity 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 request or <br />provide a reasonable explanation for the delay. Failure to provide certification may result in a <br />denial of continuation of leave. This certification will be provided using the DOL Certification for <br />Serious Injury or Illness of Covered Servicemember. <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 />Questions should be directed to Human Resources. <br />6.4 Family and Medical Leave <br />Eligible employees may be entitled to take unpaid leave pursuant to the Family and Medical <br />Leave Act ("FMLA") for the purposes described in 29 U.S.C. § 2612 (as amended). All such <br />leave, including the responsibilities of the City and its employees related to such leave, is <br />subject to the conditions prescribed in the FMLA and the Department of Labor's regulations <br />implementing the FMLA. <br />For additional information regarding FMLA leave, including the circumstances in which <br />such leave may be taken, employees should consult the posted notices. In addition, as <br />permitted by the FMLA, the City places the following restrictions on eligible employees' use <br />of FMLA leave: <br />The City has designated a "rolling" 12 month period for purposes of determining employees' <br />entitlement to FMLA leave. The "rolling" 12 month period begins on the date the employee uses <br />"any" FMLA leave. <br />An eligible husband and wife couple employed by the City are permitted to take a combined total of <br />12 work weeks of FMLA leave in a single 12-month period if the FMLA leave is: (1) due to the birth <br />of a son or daughter of the employees, (2) due the placement of a son or daughter with the employees <br />for adoption or foster care, or (3) in order to care for a parent of the eligible employee. <br />55Page <br />