CREA Employee Handbook (Updated 2026)

If your notification is accepted, work missed will be considered unpaid leave. The Company may require you to present a written statement from the commander or other officer in charge of the Civil Air Patrol indicating that you were engaged in an emergency service operation at the time of your absence. Court Attendance and Witness Leave CREA, LLC realizes that, on occasion, employees may be subpoenaed to testify as a witness in a criminal proceeding. In such cases, you will be provided unpaid leave to attend. Notify your manager as soon as possible to make scheduling arrangements. The Company reserves the right to require employees to provide proof of the need for leave to the extent authorized by law. The Company will not retaliate against employees who request or take leave in accordance with this policy. Military Family Leave CREA, LLC will provide up to 10 days of unpaid leave per year to employees who are the spouse, parent, grandparent, child, or sibling of a person who is ordered to active duty. Active duty means full-time service on active duty orders in the U.S. Armed Forces or the National Guard for a period that exceeds 89 consecutive calendar days. To be eligible for military family leave, you must meet the following conditions:  Employed by the Company at least 12 months.  Have worked at least 1,500 hours during the 12-month period immediately preceding the day the leave begins. Eligible employees may take a leave of absence during one or more of the following periods:  During the 30 days before active duty orders are in effect;  During a period in which the person ordered to active duty is on leave while active duty orders are in effect; and/or  During the 30 days after the active duty orders are terminated. To take a leave of absence under this policy, provide written notice, including a copy of the active duty orders if available, to your manager of the date the leave will begin. Provide this notice at least 30 days before the date you intend to begin leave, unless the active duty orders are issued less than 30 days before the date the requested leave is to begin. The leave of absence may not exceed the equivalent of 10 working days in each calendar year. Military family leave under this policy is unpaid; however, you may choose to substitute any paid leave for any part of the military family leave. You will be allowed to continue available group health benefits at your own expense. Upon returning to work at the end of leave, you will be placed in your original job or an equivalent job with equivalent seniority, pay, benefits, and other terms and conditions of employment. The Company will not retaliate against employees who request or take leave in accordance with this policy. Voting Leave If your work schedule prevents you from voting on Election Day, CREA, LLC will allow you a reasonable time off to vote. The time when you can go to vote will be at the discretion of your manager, consistent with applicable legal requirements.

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