If the employee does not return to the classified service before or upon the expiration of the leave, the employee is separated. Leave of absence without pay means an approved absence without use of annual or sick leave credits during which the employee does not receive compensation, fringe benefits, or service credits. Medical leave means an approved absence of up to 12 workweeks during any 12-month period because of a serious health condition that makes the employee unable to perform the functions of the employee's position. Medical leave of absence means an approved absence, without pay, of up to 6 months because of a serious health condition that makes the employee unable to perform the functions of the employee's position. Parental leave means an approved absence of up to 6 months because of the birth or adoption of a child of the employee and to care for the child or an approved absence of up to 12 workweeks for foster care placement of a child with the employee.
Waived rights leave of absence means an approved leave of absence without pay.
The appointing authority is not required to return the employee upon expiration of the leave. An employee currently on a leave of absence may request early termination of the leave. The granting of such requests is at the discretion of the appointing authority. An employee may request an extension before expiration of a leave of absence. Approval of the extension is at the discretion of the appointing authority, within the one year maximum.