Ca. employees who take leave to serve in the US Military are entitled to count the time spent on military leave as hours worked for all purposes.
An employer may not treat the leave as a break in service for purposes of the employee’s participation in a pension plan. The time spent on leave is also considered time spent in service with the employer for purposes of accruing benefits (such as paid time off - example sick days, vacation days) and for the non-forfeitability of accrued benefits (such as health benefits or pensions).