POL 5.070 Military Leave Policy
Kirtland Community College recognizes the need to have a policy that addresses the employment and reemployment rights of full and part-time employees who serve in the military. It is the policy of the college to comply with the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Act of 1994 (USERRA), as amended, and applicable state law, which protects job rights and benefits for veterans and active-duty members and reserves. The law covers all persons serving in the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, Coast Guard, Public Health Service commissioned corps, and the reserve components of these services, the National Disaster Medical System and the National Guard.
USERRA gives protections to those individuals who are absent from work for active duty, active duty for training, initial active duty for training (such as drills), inactive duty training, full-time National Guard and/or National Disaster Medical System duty, and a period for which a person is absent from a position of employment for the purpose of an examination to determine the fitness of the person to perform any such duty.
An employee’s right to receive college benefits during a military leave will be subject to such terms and conditions as are specified in the applicable Kirtland benefit plan or policy.
Revised, July 8, 1993
First Reading, September 17, 2020
Revised, October 15, 2020
To view the procedure, go to PRO 5.070 Military Leave Procedure