; (ii) the employer notifies the employee of the intent of the employer to deny restoration on such basis at the time the employer determines that such injury would occur; and (iii) in any case in which the leave has commenced, the employee elects not to return to employment after receiving such notice. (B) Affected employees An employee referred to in subparagraph (A) is a salaried employee who is among the highest paid 10 percent of the employees employed by the employer within 75 miles of the facility at which the employee is employed. (3) Maintenance of health benefits (A) Coverage Except as provided in subparagraph (B), during any period that an employee takes leave under this section, the employer shall maintain coverage under any group health plan (meaning a group health plan as defined in section 5000(b)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 or an employee welfare benefit plan as defined in section 3(1) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ( 29 U.S.C. 1002(1) )) for the duration of such leave at the level and under the conditions coverage would have been provided if the employee had continued in employment continuously for the duration of such leave. (B) Failure to return from leave The employer may recover the premium that the employer paid for maintaining coverage for the employee under such group health plan during any period of leave under this section if— (i) the employee fails to return from leave under this section after the period of leave to which the employee is entitled has expired; and (ii) the employee fails to return to work for a reason other than— (I) the continuation of, recurrence of, or onset of an episode of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking, that entitles the employee to leave pursuant to this section