14.29 DEFINITION: "COVERED SERVICEMEMBER" FOR LEAVE TO CARE FOR A COVERED SERVICEMEMBER WITH A SERIOUS INJURY OR ILLNESS

• Category: Federal - Jury Instructions - 8th Circuit - Civil - Construction
• State: Multi-State
• Control #: US-8THCIR-JURY-14-29
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http://www.juryinstructions.ca8.uscourts.gov/8th%20Circuit%20Manual%20of%20Model%20Civil%20Jury%20Instructions.pdf 14.29 Definition: "Covered Service member" for Leave to Care for a Covered Service member with a Serious Injury or Illness is an employee who is eligible to take leave from work to care for a spouse, parent, son, daughter, or next of kin who is a current service member of the Armed Forces, including a member of the National Guard or Reserves, who has been injured or has developed a serious health condition while on active duty. This definition encompasses two types of Covered Service member: (1) Covered Service member with a Serious Injury or Illness; and (2) Covered Service member with a Serious Injury or Illness that is incurred in the Line of Duty. The former refers to a service member who has been diagnosed with a serious injury or illness that was incurred in the line of duty on active duty in the Armed Forces, while the latter refers to a service member who has been diagnosed with a serious injury or illness that was not incurred in the line of duty on active duty in the Armed Forces.

14.29 Definition: "Covered Service member" for Leave to Care for a Covered Service member with a Serious Injury or Illness is an employee who is eligible to take leave from work to care for a spouse, parent, son, daughter, or next of kin who is a current service member of the Armed Forces, including a member of the National Guard or Reserves, who has been injured or has developed a serious health condition while on active duty. This definition encompasses two types of Covered Service member: (1) Covered Service member with a Serious Injury or Illness; and (2) Covered Service member with a Serious Injury or Illness that is incurred in the Line of Duty. The former refers to a service member who has been diagnosed with a serious injury or illness that was incurred in the line of duty on active duty in the Armed Forces, while the latter refers to a service member who has been diagnosed with a serious injury or illness that was not incurred in the line of duty on active duty in the Armed Forces.