Employees who are absent less than

Employees who are absent less than 31 days must report to the employer within eight hours after safely arriving home. Those absent between 31 and 180 days must submit an application for re-employment within 14 days. Those absent 181 days or more have 90 days to submit an application for re-employment If an employee is recovering from a service-related illness or injury the employee must report to the employer or submit an application once the recovery period has ended. The recovery period may not exceed two years unless circumstances beyond the employee's control make reporting or applying within two years impossible or unreasonable.An employer is not required to re-employ an employee if doing so is impossible or unreasonable. For example, if an employer has closed the plant at which the employee formerly worked, re-employment would not be required. Re-employment would also not be required if the initial employment was for a brief period with no expectation that it would continue indefinitely. For example, if an employer hires extra employees only for the holiday season, re-employment would not be required. Otherwise, reinstatement rights are significant.