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792 -CH COURTHOUSE UNION <br />ARTICLE XXI — MILITARY LEAVE. JURY LEAVE. AND LEAVE OF ABSENCE <br />21.1 Every employee covered by this agreement who is a member of the Washington <br />National Guard or of the army, navy, air force, coast guard, or marine corps <br />reserve of the United States, or of any organized reserve or armed forces of the <br />United States shall be entitled to, and shall be granted, military leave of absence <br />from employment for a period not exceeding twenty-one (21) days during each <br />year beginning October 1st and ending the following September 30th. Such <br />leave shall be granted in order that the person may report for active duty, when <br />called, or take part in active training duty in such manner and at such time as he <br />or she may be ordered to active duty or active training duty. Such military leave <br />of absence shall be in addition to any vacation or sick leave to which the <br />employee might otherwise be entitled, and shall not involve any loss of <br />efficiency rating, privileges, or pay. During the period of military leave, the <br />employee shall receive from the Employer the employee's regular rate of pay for <br />their permanent classification. A copy of the orders will be attached to the <br />employee's timesheet. <br />21.2 Any employee who is called for jury duty shall receive from the County the <br />difference between his regular pay and the compensation received for jury duty <br />for the actual time he is required to be absent from work because of such jury <br />duty. Any such absence shall not be counted as accumulated sick leave or <br />annual leave. <br />21.3 Seniority status shall be maintained during approved leaves of absence. <br />21.4 Accrued vacation leave, comp time, and personal holidays shall be used before <br />any unpaid leave of absence can be authorized. Accrued sick leave shall only be <br />used prior to authorizing an unpaid leave of absence in situations identified as <br />acceptable uses under article XV of this Agreement. <br />21.5 Authorized unpaid leaves of absence shall not interrupt prior or continuous <br />employment; however, the employee shall not be credited with earning annual <br />leave, sick leave, holiday pay, or any other benefits during the period of <br />authorized unpaid leave of absence. Unpaid leaves of absence will extend the <br />probationary period of employment. <br />21.6 Subject to the terms, conditions, and limitations of the applicable plans, health <br />insurance premiums will not be paid by Kittitas County during the course of <br />unpaid leave of absence except as provided under FMLA and State law. Premium <br />benefits paid by Kittitas County will be prorated to the percentage of hours <br />Page <br />22 <br />