Qualifying Exigency Leave. An eligible employee may take up to 12 workweeks of FMLA leave for specific reason to a call to active duty by the employee’s parent, spouse or child who is a “covered military member.” “Covered military member” means the employee’s spouse, child, or parent on active duty or call to active duty. “Qualifying exigency” leave does not apply to members of the Regular Armed Forces, only Reserves, National Guard, or retirees who are called into active duty. The call to active duty must be a federal call; state calls to active duty are not covered unless under the order of the President of the United States. Leave may be taken for the following qualifying exigencies: Short-notice deployment, military events and related activities, childcare and school activities, financial and legal arrangements, counseling, rest and recuperation, and post- deployment activities.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
