RESTAURANT TEAM MEMBER HANDBOOK - EthicsPoint

State-Specific Leave Addendum
BJ’s is committed to complying with all state and local laws regulating
employment in the states in which it operates. Below is a reference guide to
state-specific policies that are not addressed in the Leave of Absence section
above. Please refer to the state in which you work for additional policies
applicable to your employment. Policies listed in the addendum that are
applicable in states where you do not work will not apply to you. Where
leave is unpaid, team members may request the use of accrued, unused
vacation during the otherwise unpaid leave.
Victim Leave
Arizona
Upon written request to the Team Member Relations Department, team
members who have been a victim of a crime, or who have an immediate
family member who was killed or incapacitated due to a crime, may take
unpaid time off from work to attend the related court proceedings, including
but not limited to proceedings to obtain or attempt to obtain an order of
protection, an injunction against harassment or any other injunctive relief to
help ensure the health, safety or welfare of the team member or the team
member’s child. Team members must provide appropriate documentation
from applicable law enforcement, agencies or courts to the Team Member
Relations Department, including documentation of scheduled proceedings.
Time Off For Voting
Under certain circumstances related to a team member’s scheduled work
time and polling hours, a team member may be eligible for unpaid voting
leave. If a team member wishes to take time off during regularly scheduled
work hours to vote, he or she may inquire with the Team Member Relations
Department regarding the availability of voting leave.
Volunteer Firefighter Leave
Volunteer firefighters may be absent from work without pay to respond to an
emergency summons provided that the volunteer firefighter team member
provides documentation from the chief of the fire department that the
emergency response was the reason for the absence. Under certain
circumstances, volunteer firefighters may also be permitted to leave work to
respond to a fire emergency. Team members who are volunteer firefighters
should contact the Team Member Relations Department for more
information.
Confidential and Proprietary 55
January 2012