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See www.washingtonguard.com
for armory locations and information about the 81st Brigade.
Employees who are called to active duty in any of the uniformed armed
service branches and their reserves, the US Coast Guard, the National
Guard receive 21 work days of paid military leave annually, (employees
in the uniformed branches of the US Public Health Service receive 15 work
days) from October 1 through September 30. In addition employees called
to active duty are eligible for up to five years of unpaid military leave
without pay with specified return to work rights.
Two forms are available to assist employees in planning for and requesting
military leave:
Military Leave Checklist
(MS Word format) helps employees plan for a military leave of absence.
The Military Leave Request Form (faculty,
exempt, civil
service - all in MS Word format) facilitates the leave of absence
request and allows the employee to specify how paid military leave and,
if available, compensatory time, vacation leave, and personal holiday
are to be credited in the employee's absence.
The following table provides detailed information about military leave
and an employee's return to work rights.
| Condition or Issue |
Provision or Entitlement |
| Military leave eligibility |
Employees are eligible for military leave
while on active duty or active training duty. All employees are
eligible for military leave immediately upon employment. |
| Covered service branches |
Uniformed armed service branches and their
reserves, the US Coast Guard, the National Guard, and the uniformed
branches of the US Public Health Service. |
| Paid military leave |
21 or 15 work days (see above for eligibility)
per year (October 1 through September 30 - based on federal fiscal
year) |
| Unpaid military leave |
Generally for the duration of active duty,
up to 5 years. |
| Salary continuation |
There is no salary continuation other than
for time in paid military leave or by using, if available, accrued
paid leave. |
| Medical and Dental insurance coverage continuation |
State employees continue to receive employer
paid medical and dental insurance if in pay status at least 8 hours
per month. For military service, paid leave, if available, may be
used on a monthly basis to retain employer paid medical and dental
insurance benefits as follows
- Paid military leave - all faculty and staff
- Vacation leave - civil service and exempt staff and faculty
with 12 month appointments
If employees on unpaid military leave do not use paid leave or self
pay, employer paid medical and dental insurance is suspended. |
| Other insurance coverage and retirement benefits |
Employees called to active duty service should
contact the CWU Benefits Office for information about and assistance
with other insurance plans they may have. |
| Returning to University
Employment |
| General Provisions |
Employees return to their regular
position and receive any benefits, pay increases or other entitlements
that would have accrued to them. |
| Vacation leave accrual rate |
Vacation leave does not accrue during
unpaid military leave. Upon return to work, the vacation leave accrual
rate is adjusted as though the employee had been continuously in
pay status. |
| Classified staff salary Increments |
Upon return to work, the employee's
salary is placed at the step in the range that the employee would
have reached if not on unpaid military leave. |
| Classified staff seniority |
Time on paid and unpaid military
leave is included in seniority calculations. |
| Return to work |
| Military Leave Duration |
Notice Required |
| Less than 31 days |
Employee reports to work on the first
scheduled work period on the first full calendar day following completion
of service plus 8 hours |
| Between 31 and 181 days |
Employee requests reinstatement within
14 calendar days of completion of service |
| More than 180 days |
Employee requests reinstatement no later
than 90 days following completion of service |
Note: These are general guidelines. If it appears
an employee's application is untimely, contact HR for civil service
and exempt staff and the Provost's Office for faculty.
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