An Administrator's Guide to California Private School Law

Chapter 8 – Leaves And Absences

xi. Serious Injury or Illness A “serious injury or illness” is an injury or illness incurred by the covered service member in line of duty on active duty in the Armed Forces and that may render the member medically unfit to perform the duties of the member’s office, grade, rank, or rating. 1180 In the case of a veteran who was a member of the Armed Forces, including a member of the National Guard or Reserves, a “serious injury or illness” means an injury or illness that was incurred or aggravated by the member in the line of duty on active duty in the Armed Forces and manifested itself before or after the member became a veteran, and is:

 A continuation of a serious injury or illness that was incurred or aggravated when the covered veteran was a member of the Armed Forces and rendered the service member unable to perform the duties of the service member’s office, grade, rank, or rating; or  A physical or mental condition for which the covered veteran has received a VA Service Related Disability Rating (VASRD) of 50 percent or greater and such VASRD rating is based, in whole or in part, on the condition precipitating the need for caregiver leave; or  An injury, including a psychological injury, on the basis of which the covered veteran has been enrolled in the Department of Veterans Affairs Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers. 1181

xii. Qualifying Exigency The FMLA provides for eight general categories of qualifying exigencies for which an employee can take up to 12 weeks of unpaid FMLA leave: 1. Short-notice deployment: 2. Military events and related activities

3. Childcare and school activities 4. Financial and legal arrangements 5. Counseling 6. Rest and recuperation 7. Post-deployment activities 8. Additional activities 9. Parental care arrangements. 1182

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