Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3337 - Ohio University › Chapter 3337-41 - Compensation › Section 3337-41-127 - Military leave

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								Overview
This policy provides for military leave
				of absence and establishes reemployment procedures following military
				service.
Employees who are members of the Ohio
				national guard or a member of a reserve component of the armed forces are
				eligible for military leave without loss of pay for occasional periods of field
				training or active duty not to exceed a total of thirty-one calendar days in
				any one calendar year. Such leave will be in addition to regular vacation time
				and there is no requirement that the service must be in one continuous period
				of time. The maximum number of hours for which payment may be made in any one
				calendar year under this provision is one hundred seventy-six
				hours.
Ohio university will grant military
				leave of absence without pay beyond the one hundred seventy-six hours required
				by state and federal laws, to permanent employees with at least ninety days of
				employment with the university who are inducted or otherwise enter military
				service. The duration of a leave of absence for military service will be
				subject to the provisions of the Revised Code in effect at the time.
				Additionally, pay and insurance coverage for employees called to active duty
				for more than one hundred seventy-six hours will comply with sections
				5923.05
				and
				5923.051
				of the Revised Code, and with any other applicable state or federal
				laws.
(B)
								Process
A formal written request for military
				leave of absence should be submitted to the employee's department head at least
				two weeks in advance, when possible, of the first day of leave. Classified
				employees should complete a "Request for Unpaid Leave of Absence" for this
				purpose and submit the request to their supervisor and university human
				resources. A copy of the induction or enlistment notice will be attached to
				each request.
Those persons filling a position of an
				employee on military leave will be advised that the position is temporary and
				that the employee on military leave has reemployment rights. An employee on
				military leave forfeits reinstatement rights if they exceed the five-year
				cumulative voluntary military service limit. The five-year cumulative voluntary
				military service limit does not include: inactive duty training (drill); annual
				training; involuntary recall to or retention on active duty; voluntary or
				involuntary active duty in support of a war, national emergency, or certain
				other operational missions; or additional training requirements determined and
				certified in writing by the service secretary and considered to be necessary
				for professional development or for completion of skill training or
				retraining.
Time for reinstatement application and
				time limits for returning to work depend on the duration of the
				orders:
(1)
									Service of one to thirty days: return with
			 reinstatement application and begin on the first regularly scheduled work
			 period on the first full day following completion of service and expiration of
			 an eight hour rest period following safe transportation home.
(2)
									Service of
			 thirty-one or more days: application for reinstatement must be submitted no
			 later than ninety days after completion of military duty. The affected employee
			 will be promptly returned to work.
Prompt return to work will depend on
				individual circumstances of the department. However, return to work should
				occur in a matter of days, and at most two weeks.
Other provisions of applicable state or
				federal law will be observed in considering employment rights and benefits
				relating to veterans, members of the national guard, and other covered military
				components.
Replaces:3337-41-127