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4437.01 - MILITARY LEAVE
The Board of Education provides military leave, reemployment, and other rights as established by the Federal Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA) and State law. To qualify:
| A. | the staff member (or an appropriate officer in the uniformed service in which the staff member's military service is performed) gave advance written or verbal notice of his/her military duty unless excused; | |
| B. | the cumulative length of all periods of military service with the employer do not exceed five (5) years, except as provided under State statute; | |
| C. | the staff member timely reports to work after the period of military service ends; | |
| D. | the staff member has not separated from service with a disqualifying or other than honorable conditions. |
The Superintendent or the Superintendent's designee shall post notices of staff members' right under USERRA at conspicuous locations within the District.
Staff members may contact the U.S. Department of Labor or the Michigan Department of Military and Veteran's Affairs to obtain more information regarding their rights under these statutes.
This policy is intended to comply with and explain the service person’s rights under USERRA. To the extent there is any conflict, the USERRA, State law and their regulations prevail.
38 U.S.C. 4301-4333
M.C.L.A. 32.271 et seq.
Adopted 11/18/09