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Monthly Labor Review, Jan, 2008 by John J. Fitzpatrick, Jr., James L. Perine

Time off. Arizona employers who have 50 or more employees for each working day in each of 20 or more calendar weeks in the current or preceding calendar year are required to allow an employee who is a victim of a crime to leave work in order to obtain or attempt to obtain an order of protection, an injunction against harassment, or any other injunctive relief to help ensure the health, safety, or welfare of the victim or the victim's child.

California enacted legislation that requires qualified employers to allow a qualified employee who is the spouse of a qualified member of the Armed Forces of the United States, the National Guard, or the Reserves to take up to 10 days of unpaid leave while the qualified member is home on leave. In an amendment, Hawaii State law now stipulates that the employee is the only one entitled to make a decision to take family leave as unpaid leave or to substitute the unpaid leave with accrued vacation, personal, or paid family leave time. Employees in Illinois who are subject to the Employee Blood Donation Leave Act may be entitled to blood donation leave with pay. Employees in Montana who terminate their employment for a reason not reflecting discredit upon them are entitled, upon the date of termination, to cash compensation for unused vacation leave, assuming that they have worked the qualifying length of time. Nebraska employers who employ between 15 and 50 employees are required to provide up to 15 days of unpaid family military leave to an employee during the time Federal or State deployment orders are in effect. Employers who have more than 50 employees shall provide 30 days of leave. Employees in Nevada who are summoned for jury duty may not be required by their employers to use sick leave or vacation time for their jury service. Employers in New York must grant a leave of absence of 3 hours in any 12-month period to an employee who seeks to donate blood. In Vermont, duly qualified members of the "Reserve components of the Armed Forces," of the Ready Reserve, or of an organized unit of the National Guard shall, upon request, be entitled to leaves of absence for a total of 15 days in any calendar year for the purpose of engaging in military drill, training, or other temporary duty under military authority. Virginia employers shall allow any employee who is a victim of a crime to leave work to be present at all criminal proceedings relating to the crime against the employee.