When conditions arise whereby an associate cannot work for a temporary period of time, and no paid leave is available, the associate may request personal leave.

ELIGIBILITY:  Regular full-time and part-time associates.

EFFECTIVE DATE:  After three (3) months of employment.

COST:  A leave of absence is without pay.

BENEFIT:  An associate's supervisor can grant a personal leave if the absence will not result in the inability of the company to fill the temporary vacancy or cause undue hardship on the remaining associates. Personal leaves will be granted for a minimum of two (2) weeks (10 working days).

Associates should request a leave with a specific start date and return to work date.  If the associate does not return on the agreed upon date, an associate will be considered to have voluntarily resigned unless a new leave of absence had been granted prior to that date.

The associate's tenure will continue during the leave.  This means time being accrued for benefits will continue.

Health care coverage terminates ninety (90) days after the leave of absence begins.  Associates may continue health care coverage under COBRA provisions.

Life insurance and disability insurance coverage terminate at the point the associate is no longer an active, full-time associate.

Leaves are granted for a maximum of three (3) months.  An associate may request another after that, but an officer of the company must approve it.

Upon return to full-time status, the associate may reinstate health, life, and disability insurance without a waiting period.

TERMINATION:  If, at any time an associate determines that he or she will not return to work, the company must be notified, the leave canceled, and the associate terminated.  If an associate does not return to work on the agreed upon date, he or she will be considered to have voluntarily resigned.

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