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760 — Probation <br />ARTICLE 13 — BEREAVEMENT LEAVE <br />13.1 An employee shall be allowed up to three (3) working days with full pay in the event of the death of an <br />immediate family member. Immediate family shall be defined as persons related by blood or marriage, <br />guardianship, or legal adoption to the extent of spouse, child, parent, brother, sister, grandparent, or <br />grandchild, or a more distant relative if living in the same household <br />13.2 Two (2) additional days, up to five (5) days total, may be granted in the event the death/funeral occurs out <br />of state. <br />ARTICLE 14— MILITARY LEAVE <br />14.1 Every employee covered by this agreement who is a member of the Washington National Guard or of the <br />Army, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard, or Marine Corps Reserve of the United States, or of any organized <br />reserve or armed forces of the United States shall be entitled to, and shall be granted, military leave of <br />absence from employment for a period not exceeding twenty-one (21) days during each year beginning <br />October 1n and ending the following September 301h. Such leave shall be granted in order that the person <br />may report for active duty, when called, or take part in active training duty in such manner and at such <br />time as he or she may be ordered to active duty or active training duty. Such military leave of absence shall <br />be in addition to any paid time off to which the employee might otherwise be entitled, and shall not involve <br />any loss of efficiency rating, privileges, or pay. During the period of military leave, the employee shall <br />receive from the Employer the employee's regular rate of pay for their permanent classification. When <br />orders are issued, a copy will be provided to the supervisor prior to leave being taken. <br />ARTICLE 15 — COMPENSATION FOR WITNESS OR JURY DUTY <br />15.1 An employee shall continue to receive their regular salary for periods of required service as a juror or <br />witness for a work -related case. An employee shall not receive any salary for periods of service as a witness <br />in a civil case or a criminal case in which they are a defendant. The Employer shall pay the difference <br />between the scheduled fees and the employee's hourly wage. The employee shall not be required on their <br />own time to apply such fees. Absence for witness or jury duty shall be separate from sick leave or annual <br />leave unless the employee becomes ill or injured and cannot report for witness orjury duty. The employee <br />will be expected to report to work when less than a normal workday is required by such duties. <br />ARTICLE 16 — LEAVE OF ABSENCE <br />16.1 The Employer may authorize up to ninety (90) working days unpaid leave of absence per calendar year to <br />an employee for purposes of family business, hardship, or other employee needs. Such leave shall not be <br />in additional to any state or federal Family and Medical leave. The granting of said leave shall be at the <br />sole discretion of the Employer. Accrued available paid time off, if applicable, shall be used before any <br />leave of absence without pay can be authorized. Authorized leave of absence without pay shall not <br />interrupt prior or continuous employment, however, the employee shall not be credited with earned <br />annual leave, sick leave, or any other benefits during the period of authorized unpaid leave of absence. <br />For leave without pay absences greaterthan or equal to eighty (80) hours (forfull-time, 40-hour employees <br />in any one (1) pay period, leave accruals will not accumulate and anniversary month shall be adjusted <br />accordingly. <br />16.2 Subject to the terms, conditions, and limitations of applicable plans, health insurance premiums will not <br />be paid by Kittitas County during the course of a non-FMLA unpaid leave of absence. Premium benefits <br />paid by Kittitas County will be prorated to the percentage of hours actually worked. The employee will be <br />10 <br />