California Spousal Military Leave Policy

[Company Name] provides up to 10 days of job-protected, unpaid leave to employees who are spouses or registered domestic partners of military personnel who are home on leave during a period of military deployment.

An eligible employee works at least an average of 20 hours per week and is the spouse or registered domestic partner of a member of the armed forces of the United States, National Guard or Reserves who has been deployed during a period of military conflict.

To request leave under this policy, an employee should:

1. Provide notice to [human resources/other job title] within two business days of receiving official notice that the employee’s spouse or registered domestic partner will be on leave from deployment.

2. Submit appropriate written documentation to [human resources/other job title] certifying that the employee’s spouse or registered domestic partner will be on leave from deployment during the time the leave is requested.

Employees requesting leave under this policy may choose to use accrued paid leave (such as vacation or paid time off) concurrently with some or all of the leave under this policy. To receive paid leave, eligible employees must comply with the company’s normal procedures for the applicable paid-leave policy (e.g., call-in procedures, advance notice).

For more information regarding this policy, employees should contact [human resources/other job title].