RESTAURANT TEAM MEMBER HANDBOOK - EthicsPoint

ackward on a rolling 12-month basis from the date the team member uses
any Family/Medical leave.
Reasons for Leave
If eligible, a team member may request a Family/Medical Leave of up to 12
weeks during a rolling 12-month period for any of the following reasons: (1)
the birth of the team member’s child; (2) the placement of a child with the
team member for adoption or foster care; (3) to care for the team member’s
spouse, child, parent, or registered domestic partner with a serious health
condition; (4) because of the team member’s own serious health condition
which makes the team member unable to perform one or more of the
essential functions of his/her job; (5) to care for an injured or ill service
member undergoing treatment or recuperating from a serious illness/injury
sustained while on active duty; or (6) because of a qualifying exigency
arising out of a spouse’s, domestic partner’s, child’s, or parent’s active duty
or notification of an impending call or order to active duty in the Armed
Forces in support of a contingency operation.
An eligible team member who is the spouse, registered domestic partner,
son, daughter, parent, or next of kin of a covered servicemember who is
recovering from a serious injury or illness sustained in the line of duty on
active duty may request up to 26 weeks leave during a single 12-month
period to care for the servicemember.
Notice of Leave
A team member should submit a Request for Family/Medical Leave of
Absence which includes the anticipated date(s) and duration of the requested
leave to his/her General Manager and the Team Member Relations
Department. Team members are required to make reasonable efforts to
schedule a foreseeable leave to avoid disruption of Company operations,
subject to the approval of the appropriate health care provider. The leave
may be taken intermittently or all at once.
Medical Certification
If a leave is requested because of the team member’s or a covered family
member’s serious health condition, the team member must supply
appropriate medical certification supporting the need for leave. The medical
certification must be provided to the Company prior to the commencement
of the leave or within 15 days after it is requested, or as soon as reasonably
possible under the circumstances. Failure to provide requested medical
certification in a timely manner may result in denial of leave until it is
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