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49 JURY LEAVE An employee in full-time employment required to serve on the jury and thus having to be absent from regular duty will, on approved application, be paid the difference between the compensation received from jury duty and his regular compensation from the Town, upon presentation of an affi- davit of jury pay granted. MILITARY LEAVE An employee in full-time employment in the military reserve shall be paid the difference between the compensa- tion received while on reserve duty and regular compensation rates paid the employee by the Town. Such payment by the Town shall be limited to a period not to exceed two (2) weeks in any twelve-month period and shall not include payment to members of the National Guard, who may be mobilized during an emergency in the Commonwealth. OTHER LEAVE Leaves of absence approved by the Personnel Board of over three months duration, except military leave, shall be considered a break in employment and on return to work, the employee shall have the status of a new employee, un- less an extension of leave beyond three months has been recommended by the Department Head and authorized by the Personnel Board. An employee on approved leave of ab- sence with the exception of jury or military leave will not be entitled to any benefits without the approval of the Per- sonnel Board. Absences for personal reasons may be charged to vaca- tion leave upon application by the employee and approval by his department head. Such absences, however, may not be charged to vacation leave beyond that which the employee has earned at the time of such application. PHYSICAL EXAMINATION Before appointment to a position in the classification plan requiring continuous employment, a candidate shall have passed a physical examination satisfactory to the Board. The examining physician should be appointed by the Board and the examination shall be at the expense of the Town. The examining physician shall advise the Board as to wheth- er, in his opinion, the applicant is physically qualified to per- form the duties of the position for which application has been made.