Leave to Care for an Injured Service Member Sample Clauses
The "Leave to Care for an Injured Service Member" clause grants eligible employees the right to take a specified period of unpaid leave to care for a covered service member with a serious injury or illness. Typically, this applies to family members such as spouses, children, parents, or next of kin, and may require documentation verifying the service member's condition and the employee's relationship. The core function of this clause is to ensure that employees can support injured service members during recovery without risking their job security, addressing the need for family care in times of military-related medical crises.
Leave to Care for an Injured Service Member. As required by Federal law, an eligible nurse who is the spouse, son, daughter, parent, or next of kin (nearest blood relative) of a covered service member who is recovering from a serious illness or injury sustained in the line of duty while on active duty is entitled to up to twenty-six (26) weeks of leave in a single twelve (12) month period to care for the service member.