2. a veteran who is undergoing medical treatment, recuperation or therapy for a serious injury or illness and who was a member of the Armed Forces (including National Guard or Reserves) at any time during the five years preceding the date of treatment, recuperation, or therapy. Leave Year For the purpose of this policy (with the exception of leave to care for a Covered Servicemember), the leave year within which an eligible employee may take his or her 12 or 26 weeks of FMLA protected leave means a rolling 12-month period measured backwards from the date the employee first takes leave for any of the reasons set forth previously. Next of Kin Means the nearest blood relative of the injured Covered Servicemember as defined by applicable law and regulation. Qualifying Exigency Qualifying Exigencies include the following related to the Covered Active Duty of a Covered Servicemember:  Issues arising from the short-notice (i.e., seven days or fewer) deployment of the employee’s spouse, daughter, son, parent, or Next of Kin in the military (“Servicemember”) for a period of seven days from the date of notification  Military events and related activities  Certain childcare and related activities  Making and updating financial and/or legal arrangements  Attending counseling for the Covered Servicemember or the child of the Covered  Servicemember  Taking up to 15 days of leave to spend time with a Covered Servicemember who is on short-term temporary rest and recuperation leave during deployment  Care of a Covered Servicemember’s parent (including directly caring for the parent,  arranging for care of the parent by another, admitting or transferring the parent to a care facility, or attending meetings with care providers for a parent at a care facility) who is incapable of performing self-care in three or more daily living activities (e.g., grooming, hygiene, bathing, dressing, or eating) or instrumental activities of daily living (e.g., cooking, cleaning, shopping, taking public transportation, paying bills, maintaining a residence, busing a telephone, or using a post office, etc.)  Attending certain post-deployment activities  Any other event that the Company and the employee agree is a Qualifying Exigency and agree as to both the timing and duration of the leave. Serious Health Condition Means an illness, injury, impairment, or physical or mental condition that involves either: BACK TO TABLE OF CONTENTS | 23