For a married employee, these members of the spouse's family are included. The funeral leave must be in conjunction with either the date of death or date of funeral. Documentation may be required. Yes, an employee must have supervisory approval prior to taking vacation leave. Under the Settlement Agreements, union represented employees may use vacation leave in lieu of sick leave.
Agencies have different requirements when employees are using vacation leave as sick leave.
A supervisor may not ask or require the reason for taking personal leave. Overtime eligible employees may accrue compensatory time instead of monetary payment. Overtime eligible employees accrued and unused compensatory time will be paid out at the end of the quarter following the quarter in which it was earned. Overtime exempt employees may receive compensatory time if they have worked extra hours for sustained periods of time as a result of an extraordinary or seasonal agency workload. Financial Management Circular 87-2.1 governs compensatory time off for exempt positions and agencies must comply with the circular.