A member's service shall be considered continuous with no break if the interruption of service is caused by a member's entry into the Armed Forces of the United States and he or she is re-employed during any period after his or her discharge from such Armed Forces in which period his or her re-employment rights are guaranteed by law, or if the interruption of service is caused by a leave of absence expressly granted by the employer.
An employee shall be deemed to have incurred a break in continuous service and thus terminated employment whenever any of the following occurs:
(a) He or she voluntarily quits his or her employment.
(b) He or she fails to report to work at the end of an authorized leave of absence.
(c) He or she is laid off and is not recalled within twenty-four months of the date of layoff.
(d) He or she is discharged and is not re-employed within twelve months from the date of discharge.
If a member whose employment was terminated is re-employed by the employer, his or her continuous service, for the purposes of this Plan, shall be counted from the date of his or her re-employment, and his or her previous service shall be disregarded.
No leave of absence shall be counted in determining the number of years of continuous service of a member.
Continuous service shall be computed as the number of years and completed months of continuous service with the employer.
(Ord. 4443. Passed 10-28-87.)