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status, or have been notified of an impending call or order to covered active <br /> duty. <br /> 4. For members of the Regular Armed Forces, covered active duty is duty <br /> during the deployment of the member with the Armed Forces to a foreign <br /> country. <br /> 5. For members of the Reserve components of the Armed Forces (members <br /> of the U. S. National Guard and Reserves), covered active duty is duty during <br /> the deployment of the member with the Armed Forces to a foreign country <br /> under a call or order to active duty in support of a contingency operation. <br /> 6. Deployment to a foreign country means deployment to areas outside of the <br /> United States, the District of Columbia, or any territory or possession of the <br /> United States. It also includes deployment to international waters. <br /> PROCEDURES: <br /> Required Notice <br /> 1. Employees seeking family medical leave must provide their department <br /> directors at least thirty (30) days advanced notice before the leave is to <br /> begin if the need for the leave is foreseeable based on an expected birth, <br /> placement for adoption or foster care, or planned medical treatment for a <br /> serious health condition of the employee or of a family member. <br /> 2. If thirty (30) days notice is not practicable, notice must be given as soon as <br /> practicable. <br /> 3. An employee shall provide at least verbal notice sufficient to make the <br /> department director aware that the employee needs family medical leave <br /> and the anticipated timing and duration of the leave. <br /> 4. When medical emergencies are involved, notice may be given in person or <br /> by phone, and may be given by the employee's spouse or other family <br /> member if the employee is unable to do so due to a serious health condition. <br /> Written notice cannot be required in the case of a medical emergency. <br /> 5. The employee need not expressly assert rights under family medical leave <br /> or even mention FMLA, but may state only that leave is needed for the <br /> expected reason. Once it is determined that the condition or reason qualifies <br /> for family medical leave, Human Resources will notify the employee within <br /> five (5) business days (absent extenuating circumstances) that the leave is <br /> 704:2 FMLA Page 10 of 19 <br /> 121 <br />