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EXHIBIT A C; FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE ACT (FMLA) POLICY This policy establishes the rights and obligations of the Village and its employees with regard to leave necessary for medical care of employees and their families. This FMLA policy will serve as a supplement to and clarification of leave provided by existing ordinances and/or labor and employment contracts. (A) DEFINITIONS: 1. ACTIVE DUTY. The term "active duty" means a military operation that results in call or order to, or retention on, active duty of members of the uniformed services in certain situations, or any other provision of law during a war or during a national emergency declared by the President or Congress. 2. AUTHENTICATION. The term "authentication" means providing the health care provider with a copy of a certification and requesting verification that the information contained on the certification form was completed and/or authorized by the health care provider who signed the document. 3. CLARIFICATION. The term "clarification" means contacting a health care provider to understand the handwriting on a medical certification or to understand the meaning of a response. 4. CONTINGENCY OPERATION. The term "contingency operation" means an operation designated by the Secretary of Defense as an operation in which members of the armed forces are or may become involved in military actions, operations; or hostilities against an enemy of the United States or against an opposing military force, or results in a call or order to, or retention on, active duty of members of the uniformed services in certain situations, or any other provision of law during a war or during a national emergency declared by the President or Congress. 5. COVERED SERVICEMEMBER. The term "covered servicemember" means a current member of the Armed Forces, including a member of the National Guard or Reserves, who is undergoing medical treatment, recuperation, or therapy, is otherwise in outpatient status, or is otherwise on the temporary disability retired list, for a serious injury or illness incurred in the line of duty on active duty. 6. EQUIVALENT POSITION. The term "equivalent position" means a position that is virtually identical to an employee's former position in terms of pay, benefits and working conditions, including privileges, prerequisites and status, and involves the same or substantially similar duties and responsibilities which entail substantially equivalent skill, effort, responsibility, and authority. 7. KEY EMPLOYEE. The term "key employee" means a salaried FMLA-eligible employee who is among the highest paid 10 percent of all the employees employed by the Village within 75 miles of the employee's worksite. NEXT OF KIN. The term "next of kin," used with respect to an individual, generally means the nearest blood relative of that individual.