51.1-1104 - Sick leave benefit for participating employees.
§ 51.1-1104. Sick leave benefit for participating employees.
A. On the effective date of coverage for existing employees, and thereafteron each January 10, existing participating full-time employees shall receivean amount of sick leave based on the employee's number of months of stateservice as an eligible employee, as follows:
Months of state service Number of hours
Less than 60 64
60 to 119 72
120 or more 80
B. Participating full-time employees, except for those described insubsection A, shall receive an initial amount of sick leave at the time theiremployment or reemployment commences, as follows:
Date employment commenced Number of hours
January 10 through July 9 64
July 10 through January 9 40
Thereafter, on each January 10 such employees shall receive an amount of sickleave as provided in subsection A.
C. On the effective date of coverage for existing qualifying part-timeemployees, and thereafter on each January 10, existing participatingqualifying part-time employees shall receive an amount of sick leave based onthe employee's number of months of state service as an eligible employee, asfollows:
Months of state service Number of hours
Less than 120 32
120 or more 40
D. Participating qualifying part-time employees, except for those describedin subsection C, shall receive an initial amount of sick leave at the timetheir employment or reemployment commences, as follows:
Date employment commenced Number of hours
January 10 through July 9 32
July 10 through January 9 20
Thereafter, on each January 10 such employees shall receive an amount of sickleave as provided in subsection C.
E. Any partial calendar month during which a participating employee wasemployed shall constitute one month of state service for purposes of thissection.
F. Participating employees shall not be paid or otherwise compensated uponleaving employment for any balance of unused sick leave provided to themunder this section.
G. Unused balances of sick leave granted under this section shall not becarried forward beyond the calendar year in which such leave is granted.
H. Employees receiving disability benefits on January 10 of any year shall begranted sick leave for such year on the date they return to activeemployment. The amount of sick leave granted for such year shall bedetermined as if they were continuing employment on the date of their returnto work as provided in subsections A through D.
(1998, c. 774; 1999, c. 144; 2000, c. 889.)