Pennsylvania Code › Title 4 - ADMINISTRATION › Part XV - OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION › Subpart A - CIVIL SERVICE REFORM-TEMPORARY REGULATIONS › Chapter 604a - SEPARATION OF EMPLOYEES FROM THE CLASSIFIED SERVICE › Subchapter A - LEAVES OF ABSENCE › Section 604a.1 - Leaves of absence generally

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a)
Request.
An employee seeking a leave of absence shall submit a
					 written request for a leave of absence to the appointing authority. The written
					 request shall state the date on which the leave will start, the date on which
					 the leave will end and the reason for the request.
(b)
Approval.
A leave of
					 absence may be granted at the discretion of the appointing authority in
					 accordance with the act and this subpart.
(c)
Duration.
Approved
					 leaves of absence shall be for a definite period, up to a 2-year increment of
					 time.
(d)
Extension.
Upon the written request of the employee, a leave
					 of absence may be extended at the discretion of the appointing authority in
					 2-year increments and for a maximum continuous duration of 12 years. If after a
					 leave of absence consisting of 12 continuous years the employee does not return
					 to a position in accordance with subsection (e), the employee shall be deemed
					 to have resigned from their position on the date the approved leave of absence
					 terminates.
(e)
Right of
					 return.
Upon the expiration of an employee's approved leave of
					 absence, or after an employee requests to return from an approved leave of
					 absence in writing to the appointing authority, the employee shall have the
					 right to return to employment in the classified service with the same
					 appointing authority, subject to the following:
(1) An employee shall have the right to
					 return to a vacant position, which the appointing authority is filling, in the
					 same job classification from which the leave of absence was approved and shall
					 retain the same status as they held prior to taking the leave of
					 absence.
(2) If there are no vacant
					 positions in the same job classification from which the employee took a leave
					 of absence, the employee shall have the right of return to any of the
					 following:
(i) A vacant position, which the
					 appointing authority is filling, in a job classification previously held and
					 shall retain the same status as they held prior to taking the leave of
					 absence.
(ii) A vacant position,
					 which the appointing authority is filling, in a job classification with the
					 same maximum hourly salary and shall retain the same status as they held prior
					 to taking the leave of absence, provided the employee meets the minimum
					 qualifications for the job classification.
(iii) A vacant position, which the appointing
					 authority is filling, in a lower-level job classification and shall retain the
					 same status as they held prior to taking the leave of absence, provided the
					 employee meets the minimum qualifications for the job classification.
(3) If there is no vacancy to
					 which the employee on leave can be returned, or if the employee returned to a
					 lower-level job classification in accordance with paragraph (2) (relating to
					 leaves of absence generally), the employee's name shall be placed on a
					 preferred reemployment list, for a period of 1 year, for employment in the job
					 classification from which the leave of absence was approved.