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WSR 09-08-096
[ Filed March 31, 2009, 9:42 a.m. ]
Title of Rule and Other Identifying Information: WAC 357-31-150 Can an employee be paid for accrued sick leave?, 357-31-345 How does leave without pay affect a general government employee's anniversary date, unbroken service date, ((and)) periodic increment date and seniority date?, 357-58-245 Must an employee appointed to a project position serve a review period?, and 357-58-285 When must a WMS employee serve a review period?
Hearing Location(s): Department of Personnel, 2828 Capitol Boulevard, Tumwater, WA, on May 14, 2009, at 8:30 a.m.
Date of Intended Adoption: May 14, 2009.
Submit Written Comments to: Connie Goff, Department of Personnel, P.O. Box 47500, e-mail connieg@dop.wa.gov, fax (360) 586-4694, by May 7, 2009. FOR DOP TRACKING PURPOSES PLEASE NOTE ON SUBMITTED COMMENTS "FORMAL COMMENT."
Assistance for Persons with Disabilities: Contact department of personnel by May 7, 2009, TTY (360) 753-4107 or (360) 586-8260.
Purpose of the Proposal and Its Anticipated Effects, Including Any Changes in Existing Rules: The following proposed changes are housekeeping in nature.
(d) Hours which are accrued, donated((,)) and returned from the shared leave program in the same calendar year may be included in the converted hours for monetary compensation.
(2) Employees who separate from state service because of retirement or death must be compensated for their total unused sick leave accumulation at the rate of twenty-five percent. The employer may deposit equivalent funds for a retiring employee in a medical expense plan as provided in WAC 357-31-375. Compensation must be based on the employee's salary at the time of separation. For the purpose of this subsection, retirement does not include "vested out-of-service" employees who leave funds on deposit with the department of retirement systems (DRS).
[Statutory Authority: Chapter 41.06 RCW. 08-07-062, § 357-31-150, filed 3/17/08, effective 4/18/08; 07-11-095, § 357-31-150, filed 5/16/07, effective 7/1/07; 07-03-051, § 357-31-150, filed 1/12/07, effective 2/15/07; 05-08-136, § 357-31-150, filed 4/6/05, effective 7/1/05.]
WAC 357-31-345 How does leave without pay affect a general government employee's anniversary date, unbroken service date, ((and)) periodic increment date and seniority date? (1) For a general government employee, the anniversary date, unbroken service date, and periodic increment date is adjusted for any period of leave without pay which exceeds fifteen consecutive calendar days except when the leave without pay is taken for:
(a) Military leave of absence without pay as provided in WAC 357-31-370;
(e) Voluntarily reducing the effect of an employer's layoff.
(2) When an employee is on leave without pay for more than fifteen consecutive calendar days and the absence is not due to one of the reasons listed above, the employee's anniversary date, unbroken service date and periodic increment date must be moved forward in an amount equal to the number of calendar days on leave without pay.
(3) For a general government employee the seniority date is adjusted for leave without pay in accordance with WAC 357-46-055.
[Statutory Authority: Chapter 41.06 RCW. 05-08-138, § 357-31-345, filed 4/6/05, effective 7/1/05.]
WAC 357-58-245 Must an employee appointed to a project position serve a review period? ((An employee who does not have permanent status in classified service must serve a review period when appointed to a project WMS position. The employee gains permanent status upon completion of the review period.
Permanent employees who promote to a project WMS position must serve a review period.)) (1) An employee appointed to a WMS project position must serve a review period when:
(2) An employee who does not have permanent status prior to appointment to a project WMS position will gain permanent status.
[Statutory Authority: Chapter 41.06 RCW. 05-12-070, § 357-58-245, filed 5/27/05, effective 7/1/05.]
WAC 357-58-285 When must a WMS employee serve a review period? (1) A review period must be served when:
(((1))) (a) A permanent employee promotes to a permanent WMS position or
(((2))) (b) An employee who does not have permanent status in the classified service is appointed to a permanent WMS position.
[Statutory Authority: Chapter 41.06 RCW. 05-12-070, § 357-58-285, filed 5/27/05, effective 7/1/05.]