An employee who is absent from work while performing duties on a voluntary or involuntary basis in a uniformed service, including active duty, active duty for training, initial active duty for training, inactive duty for training, full-time National Guard duty, and a period for which a person is absent from a position of employment for the purpose of an examination to determine the fitness of the person to perform any such duties shall be deemed to be on a leave of absence while performing such service. While an employee is absent during a military leave, he or she will receive the difference between his or her regular rate of pay from the Town and his or her military pay, for up to 15 scheduled working days. While on leave, the employee shall continue to accrue seniority, as well as any benefits based on seniority, as if the employee had remained continuously employed. In addition, employees on military leave shall be entitled to the same non-seniority based benefits that are provided to other employees who are on nonmilitary leaves of absence. Health and life insurance benefits shall continue to be paid by the Town for the first 90 days of the military leave. Thereafter, health and life insurance benefits shall continue only at the expense of the employee for a period of up to 18 months. The employee shall be entitled to reemployment/reinstatement with the Town in accordance with the provisions of applicable state and federal law. In order to receive a military leave, the employee must submit his or her notification papers, upon receipt, to his or her supervisor. Upon return to work, an employee shall bring his or her fulfillment papers to his or her immediate supervisor.
('80 Code, § 2.02.030 D.)