Use of Accrued Paid Leave During Qualifying Exigency Leave. An employee on an approved FML for Qualifying Exigency Leave may elect to use accrued compensatory time off (in accordance with Article 13 – Hours of Work) or accrued vacation time before taking FML without pay. If the employee’s vacation leave accrual is at maximum, the employee will be required to use at least 10% of the vacation leave credit prior to taking FML without pay.