(a) A full-time employee serving in temporary military service is entitled to regular pay for up to thirty-one (31) days minus all pay received from the military authority. Except as provided in subsection (c), a full-time employee serving more than thirty-one (31) days but less than six (6) complete months is not entitled to regular pay but is entitled to vacation, longevity, sick leave, years in service, and seniority. Military service exceeding six (6) months is full-time military service.
(b) Except as provided in subsection (c), a full-time employee serving full-time in the National Guard or United States Armed Forces, which is defined to be any period of service exceeding six (6) consecutive months or six (6) nonconsecutive months in a year, is not entitled to regular pay and is not entitled to accrue vacation, sick leave, years in service, or seniority for any purpose. The employee is entitled to reemployment rights provided under Ohio and U.S. law. The employee is entitled to be restored to their position, or position of like seniority and status in pay that they held before entering the military service.
(c) A full-time employee called to active military service by an Order of the President of the United States or an Act of Congress is entitled to the following for up to one (1) year, or during their active service, whichever is shorter:
(1) Regular pay, less all pay received from the military authority;
(2) Health care coverage for dependents;
(3) Accrual of vacation, longevity, sick leave, years in service, and seniority.
(d) To receive regular pay under subsections (a) or (c), the employee shall timely submit proof of military earnings.
(Ord. 153-2024. Passed 8-12-24.)