15.2-1605 - Vacations; sick leave and compensatory time for certain officers and employees.
§ 15.2-1605. Vacations; sick leave and compensatory time for certain officersand employees.
A. "Employee," as used in this section, means an employee or deputy of theattorney for the Commonwealth, the treasurer, the commissioner of therevenue, the clerk of the circuit court, and the sheriff and shall alsoinclude the officers and employees of all courts whose salaries are paid bythe Commonwealth.
B. Every county and city for which such employees work shall annually providefor each employee at least two weeks vacation with pay, at least seven dayssick leave with pay, and such legal holidays as are provided for in §2.2-3300. If any employee or deputy is required to work on any legal holiday,he shall receive, in lieu of the holiday, an equal amount of compensatorytime with pay in the same calendar year in which such holiday occurs. Thecounty or city may provide that vacation or sick leave may be accumulated orshall terminate within a given period of time; however, such vacation may notbe accumulated in excess of six weeks. The cost of providing such benefitsshall be borne in the same manner and on the same basis as the costs of theoffice are shared or as the excess fees therefrom may be shared.
C. For the purpose of computing the Commonwealth's financial obligations foraccumulated vacation time of an employee under this section, the Commonwealthshall pay the lesser, and in any event only its proportional share, of theamount due to an employee for such time when computed (i) under theapplicable counties' or cities' personnel policies, regulations and rules, or(ii) by treating the employee as a Commonwealth employee, under itsapplicable personnel policies, regulations and rules.
(1972, c. 562, § 15.1-19.3; 1974, c. 103; 1977, c. 116; 1980, c. 547; 1984,c. 365; 1997, c. 587.)