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Washington Administrative Code › Title 357 - Financial Management, Office of State Human Resources Director › Chapter 357-31 - Holidays and leave › Section 357-31-545 - Under the Family and Medical Leave Act, can an employee request an intermittent or reduced schedule?

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Employee absence granted for the purpose of WAC
				357-31-525(1)(a) and
				(b)  must be granted on an intermittent or
				reduced schedule at the employee's request when medically necessary. Employee
				absence granted for the purpose of WAC
				357-31-525(2)
				 must also be granted on an intermittent or reduced schedule at the employee's
				request.
Statutory Authority:
				  Chapter
				  41.06 RCW. 08-11-008,
				  §
										357-31-545, filed 5/9/08,
				  effective 6/10/08; 05-08-140, §
										357-31-545, filed 4/6/05,
				  effective 7/1/05.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 357 - Financial Management, Office of State Human Resources Director › Chapter 357-31 - Holidays and leave › Section 357-31-550 - When an employee returns from an absence designated as FMLA, what position will the employee return to?

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Following absence designated as FMLA the employee must be
				returned to the same or equivalent position held prior to the
				absence.
Statutory Authority:
				  Chapter
				  41.06 RCW. 05-08-140,
				  §
										357-31-550, filed 4/6/05,
				  effective 7/1/05.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 357 - Financial Management, Office of State Human Resources Director › Chapter 357-31 - Holidays and leave › Section 357-31-555 - Must employers continue health insurance benefits when an employee is on leave designated as FMLA?

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The employer must continue an eligible employee's existing
				employer-paid health insurance benefits during paid or unpaid leave granted in
				accordance with the Family and Medical Leave Act. The employee is responsible
				for any existing employee-paid premiums necessary to maintain health insurance
				benefits.
Statutory Authority:
				  Chapter
				  41.06 RCW. 05-08-140,
				  §
										357-31-555, filed 4/6/05,
				  effective 7/1/05.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 357 - Financial Management, Office of State Human Resources Director › Chapter 357-31 - Holidays and leave › Section 357-31-560 - Must the employer have a family and medical leave policy?

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Each employer must develop and disseminate a policy specifying
				the procedures, required information, and time frames for employees to request
				and use leave in accordance with the state laws, the civil service rules, and
				the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 law and regulations found in  29 C.F.R.
				Part 825.
Statutory Authority:
				  Chapter
				  41.06 RCW. 05-08-140,
				  §
										357-31-560, filed 4/6/05,
				  effective 7/1/05.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 357 - Financial Management, Office of State Human Resources Director › Chapter 357-31 - Holidays and leave › Section 357-31-565 - May employers grant paid leave for purposes of recognition?

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Employers who have received choice performance confirmation may
				grant employees up to five days of paid leave within a 12-month period to
				recognize outstanding accomplishments or the achievement of predefined work
				goals by individual employees or units. Leave granted under this
				provision:
(1) Is not payable upon
			 layoff, dismissal, separation, or resignation or transferable between
			 employers;
(2) Must be used within
			 12 months of the leave being granted.
Statutory Authority:
				  Chapter
				  41.06 RCW. 07-17-124,
				  §
										357-31-565, filed 8/20/07,
				  effective 9/20/07; 06-23-091, §
										357-31-565, filed 11/14/06,
				  effective 12/18/06; 05-08-140, §
										357-31-565, filed 4/6/05,
				  effective 7/1/05.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 357 - Financial Management, Office of State Human Resources Director › Chapter 357-31 - Holidays and leave › Section 357-31-567 - When must an employer grant the use of recognition leave?

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(1) An employee's request to use recognition
			 leave must be approved under the following conditions:
(a) An employee must be granted the use of
			 recognition leave if the employee or the employee's family member, as defined
			 in chapter 357-01 WAC, is a victim of domestic violence, sexual assault, or
			 stalking as defined in RCW   49.76.020. An employer may require the request for
			 leave under this section be supported by verification in accordance with WAC
			 357-31-730;
(b) In accordance with
			 WAC 357-31-373, an employee must be granted the use of recognition leave to be
			 with a spouse or registered domestic partner who is a member of the Armed
			 Forces of the United States, National Guard, or Reserves after the military
			 spouse or registered domestic partner has been notified of an impending call or
			 order to active duty, before deployment, or when the military spouse or
			 registered domestic partner is on leave from deployment;
(c) When requested as a supplemental benefit
			 while receiving a partial wage replacement for paid family and/or medical leave
			 under Title 50A RCW as provided in WAC 357-31-248. Leave taken under this
			 subsection may be subject to verification that the employee has been approved
			 to receive benefits for approved paid family and/or medical leave under Title
			 50A RCW;
(d) When a high-risk
			 employee seeks an accommodation to protect themselves from the risk of exposure
			 to an infectious or contagious disease and the employer determines no other
			 accommodation is reasonable besides the use of leave; and
(e) When an employee requests to use
			 recognition leave when granted a temporary leave of absence for legislative
			 service in accordance with WAC 357-31-374(2).
Washington Administrative Code › Title 357 - Financial Management, Office of State Human Resources Director › Chapter 357-31 - Holidays and leave › Section 357-31-570 - What is the purpose of a sick leave pool?

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The purpose of a sick leave pool is to allow general government
				state employees, within an agency, to pool sick leave to be used by
				participating employees who have a personal illness, accident, or injury. Sick
				leave contributed to a sick leave pool will be deducted from the contributing
				employee's sick leave balance.
Statutory Authority:
				  Chapter
				  41.06 RCW. 07-11-095,
				  §
										357-31-570, filed 5/16/07,
				  effective 7/1/07.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 357 - Financial Management, Office of State Human Resources Director › Chapter 357-31 - Holidays and leave › Section 357-31-575 - Must an agency have a written policy regarding sick leave pools?

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Prior to creating a sick leave pool, an agency that decides to
				participate in the sick leave pool program must appoint an administrator for
				each sick leave pool and develop a written policy which at a minimum
				addresses:
(1) Eligibility
			 requirements for employees who wish to participate;
(2) Enrollment process including when open
			 enrollment will occur;
(3) Amount
			 of sick leave an employee must initially contribute to become a
			 participant;
(4) Amount of sick
			 leave a participating employee must contribute when a pool becomes
			 depleted;
(5) When a pool will be
			 considered to be "depleted";
(6)
			 What happens when a participating employee does not have enough leave to
			 contribute to the pool;
(7) The
			 process and criteria that will be used when a sick leave pool participant needs
			 to withdraw sick leave from the pool;
(8) What happens when there is not enough
			 leave in a pool to cover pool participants' requests to withdraw
			 leave;
(9) The manner in which
			 alleged abuse of the sick leave pool will be investigated and what actions will
			 be taken if it has been determined that abuse has occurred;
(10) The manner in which employees can
			 request an internal review of a finding of wrongdoing under subsection (9) of
			 this section;
(11) Transferring of
			 sick leave credits when a pool participant moves from one pool to another pool;
			 and
(12) What happens to leave
			 credits that are in a pool if the pool is disbanded.
Statutory Authority:
				  Chapter
				  41.06 RCW. 07-11-095,
				  §
										357-31-575, filed 5/16/07,
				  effective 7/1/07.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 357 - Financial Management, Office of State Human Resources Director › Chapter 357-31 - Holidays and leave › Section 357-31-580 - What criteria does an employee have to meet to be eligible to participate in a sick leave pool?

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An employee is eligible to participate in a sick leave pool
				after one continuous year of state employment and after accruing at least
				forty-eight hours of unused sick leave.
Statutory Authority:
				  Chapter
				  41.06 RCW. 07-11-095,
				  §
										357-31-580, filed 5/16/07,
				  effective 7/1/07.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 357 - Financial Management, Office of State Human Resources Director › Chapter 357-31 - Holidays and leave › Section 357-31-585 - Is participation in a sick leave pool voluntary?

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Participation in a sick leave pool must, at all times, be
				voluntary on the part of the employee.
Statutory Authority:
				  Chapter
				  41.06 RCW. 07-11-095,
				  §
										357-31-585, filed 5/16/07,
				  effective 7/1/07.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 357 - Financial Management, Office of State Human Resources Director › Chapter 357-31 - Holidays and leave › Section 357-31-590 - When is an employee who participates in a sick leave pool eligible to use sick leave from the pool?

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A participating employee is eligible to use sick leave from a
				pool only when the employee has a personal illness, accident, or injury and the
				employee has exhausted all of their personal holiday and all of their sick,
				vacation, compensatory time, and holiday credit.
Statutory Authority:
				  Chapter
				  41.06 RCW. 07-11-095,
				  §
										357-31-590, filed 5/16/07,
				  effective 7/1/07.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 357 - Financial Management, Office of State Human Resources Director › Chapter 357-31 - Holidays and leave › Section 357-31-595 - Is a participant eligible to use sick leave from a pool if the employee's illness or injury is work-related?

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If the illness or injury is work-related and the participant
				has diligently pursued and been found to be ineligible for benefits under
				chapter 51.32 RCW the participant may be eligible to use leave from a pool if
				the employee has exhausted all of their personal holiday and all of their sick,
				vacation, compensatory time, and holiday credit.
Statutory Authority:
				  Chapter
				  41.06 RCW. 07-11-095,
				  §
										357-31-595, filed 5/16/07,
				  effective 7/1/07.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 357 - Financial Management, Office of State Human Resources Director › Chapter 357-31 - Holidays and leave › Section 357-31-600 - Is there a limit to the amount of sick leave a participating employee may withdraw from a sick leave pool?

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A participating employee may not withdraw more than five
				hundred twenty-two days from a sick leave pool for the entire duration of state
				employment. The five hundred twenty-two days includes any days an employee has
				received under the Washington shared leave program. One day equals eight hours
				of leave.
Statutory Authority:
				  Chapter
				  41.06 RCW. 10-17-063,
				  §
										357-31-600, filed 8/13/10,
				  effective 9/15/10; 07-11-095, §
										357-31-600, filed 5/16/07,
				  effective 7/1/07.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 357 - Financial Management, Office of State Human Resources Director › Chapter 357-31 - Holidays and leave › Section 357-31-605 - What rate of pay is the participant who withdraws sick leave from the pool paid?

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A participant who withdraws sick leave from a sick leave pool
				will be paid his/her regular rate of pay.
Statutory Authority:
				  Chapter
				  41.06 RCW. 07-11-095,
				  §
										357-31-605, filed 5/16/07,
				  effective 7/1/07.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 357 - Financial Management, Office of State Human Resources Director › Chapter 357-31 - Holidays and leave › Section 357-31-610 - How does a part-time participating employee withdraw sick leave credits from a sick leave pool?

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A part-time participating employee withdraws sick leave credits
				from a sick leave pool on a pro rata basis.
Statutory Authority:
				  Chapter
				  41.06 RCW. 07-11-095,
				  §
										357-31-610, filed 5/16/07,
				  effective 7/1/07.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 357 - Financial Management, Office of State Human Resources Director › Chapter 357-31 - Holidays and leave › Section 357-31-615 - When a participating employee uses leave from a sick leave pool will he/she be required to recontribute such sick leave to the pool?

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When a participating employee uses leave from a sick leave pool
				he/she will not be required to recontribute such leave to the pool unless the
				agency has determined that abuse of the pool has occurred.
Statutory Authority:
				  Chapter
				  41.06 RCW. 07-11-095,
				  §
										357-31-615, filed 5/16/07,
				  effective 7/1/07.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 357 - Financial Management, Office of State Human Resources Director › Chapter 357-31 - Holidays and leave › Section 357-31-620 - When an agency has determined that abuse of a sick leave pool has occurred will the employee have to repay the sick leave credits drawn from the pool?

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Alleged abuse of the use of a sick leave pool will be
				investigated, and, on a finding of wrongdoing, the employee must repay all of
				the sick leave credits drawn from the sick leave pool. The employee may be
				subject to disciplinary action as determined by the agency head. The only time
				an employee will have to repay sick leave credits is when there is a finding of
				wrongdoing.
Statutory Authority:
				  Chapter
				  41.06 RCW. 07-11-095,
				  §
										357-31-620, filed 5/16/07,
				  effective 7/1/07.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 357 - Financial Management, Office of State Human Resources Director › Chapter 357-31 - Holidays and leave › Section 357-31-625 - When an employee cancels his/her membership in a sick leave pool, can the employee withdraw the days of sick leave he/she had contributed to the pool?

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An employee who cancels his/her membership in a sick leave pool
				is not eligible to withdraw the hours of sick leave he/she had contributed to
				the pool.
Statutory Authority:
				  Chapter
				  41.06 RCW. 07-11-095,
				  §
										357-31-625, filed 5/16/07,
				  effective 7/1/07.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 357 - Financial Management, Office of State Human Resources Director › Chapter 357-31 - Holidays and leave › Section 357-31-630 - Can a participant who moves from one general government position to a different general government position transfer from one sick leave pool to another sick leave pool?

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A participant who moves between general government positions
				within his/her agency or with a different agency may transfer from one pool to
				another if the eligibility criteria of the pools are comparable and the
				administrators of the pools have agreed on a formula for transfer of
				credits.
Statutory Authority:
				  Chapter
				  41.06 RCW. 07-11-095,
				  §
										357-31-630, filed 5/16/07,
				  effective 7/1/07.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 357 - Financial Management, Office of State Human Resources Director › Chapter 357-31 - Holidays and leave › Section 357-31-635 - What records must an employer maintain pertaining to sick leave pools?

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Each agency shall maintain accurate and reliable records
				showing the amount of sick leave which has been accumulated and available to
				sick leave pool participants and the amount of leave that has been used by
				participants.
Statutory Authority:
				  Chapter
				  41.06 RCW. 07-11-095,
				  §
										357-31-635, filed 5/16/07,
				  effective 7/1/07.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 357 - Financial Management, Office of State Human Resources Director › Chapter 357-31 - Holidays and leave › Section 357-31-640 - What is the purpose of the uniformed service shared leave pool?

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The uniformed service shared leave pool was created so that
				state employees who are called to service in the uniformed services will be
				able to maintain a level of compensation and employee benefits consistent with
				the amount they would have received had they remained in active state service.
				The pool was also created to allow general government and higher education
				employees to voluntarily donate their leave to be used by any eligible employee
				who has been called to service in the uniform services for the purpose set
				forth herein.
Statutory Authority:
				  Chapter
				  41.06 RCW. 07-17-123,
				  §
										357-31-640, filed 8/20/07,
				  effective 10/1/07.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 357 - Financial Management, Office of State Human Resources Director › Chapter 357-31 - Holidays and leave › Section 357-31-645 - Who will administer the uniformed service shared leave pool?

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The military department, in consultation with the office of
				financial management, shall administer the uniformed service shared leave
				pool.
Statutory Authority:
				  Chapter
				  41.06 RCW. 11-23-054,
				  §
										357-31-645, filed 11/10/11,
				  effective 12/13/11; 07-17-123, §
										357-31-645, filed 8/20/07,
				  effective 10/1/07.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 357 - Financial Management, Office of State Human Resources Director › Chapter 357-31 - Holidays and leave › Section 357-31-650 - What definitions apply to the uniformed service shared leave pool?

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The following definitions apply to the uniformed service shared
				leave pool:
(1) "Employee" means any
			 employee who is entitled to accrue sick leave or vacation leave and for whom
			 accurate leave records are maintained. This does not include employees of
			 school districts and educational service districts.
(2) "Service in the uniformed services" means
			 the performance of duty on a voluntary or involuntary basis in a uniformed
			 service under competent authority and includes active duty, active duty for
			 training, initial active duty for training, inactive duty training, full-time
			 national guard duty including state-ordered active duty, and a period for which
			 a person is absent from a position of employment for the purpose of an
			 examination to determine the fitness of the person to perform any such
			 duty.
(3) "Uniformed services"
			 means the armed forces, the army national guard, and the air national guard of
			 any state, territory, commonwealth, possession, or district when engaged in
			 active duty for training, inactive duty training, full-time national guard
			 duty, or state active duty, the commissioned corps of the public health
			 service, the coast guard, and any other category of persons designated by the
			 president of the United States in time of war or national emergency.
(4) "Military salary" means the base,
			 specialty, and other pay, but does not include allowances such as the basic
			 allowance for housing.
(5) "Monthly
			 salary" means the monthly salary and special pay and shift differential, or the
			 monthly equivalent for hourly employees. Monthly salary does not include
			 overtime pay, callback pay, standby pay or performance bonuses.
Statutory Authority:
				  Chapter
				  41.06 RCW. 07-17-123,
				  §
										357-31-650, filed 8/20/07,
				  effective 10/1/07.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 357 - Financial Management, Office of State Human Resources Director › Chapter 357-31 - Holidays and leave › Section 357-31-655 - Must employers have a written policy regarding the uniformed service shared leave pool?

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Each employer must have a written policy which at a minimum
				addresses:
(1) Eligibility
			 requirements for use of the uniformed service shared leave pool;
(2) Donation of leave;
(3) Use of pool leave; and
(4) Abuse of pool.
Statutory Authority:
				  Chapter
				  41.06 RCW. 07-17-123,
				  §
										357-31-655, filed 8/20/07,
				  effective 10/1/07.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 357 - Financial Management, Office of State Human Resources Director › Chapter 357-31 - Holidays and leave › Section 357-31-660 - Is participation in the uniformed service shared leave pool voluntary?

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Participation in the uniformed service shared leave pool, must
				at all times, be voluntary on the part of the donating and receiving
				employee.
Statutory Authority:
				  Chapter
				  41.06 RCW. 07-17-123,
				  §
										357-31-660, filed 8/20/07,
				  effective 10/1/07.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 357 - Financial Management, Office of State Human Resources Director › Chapter 357-31 - Holidays and leave › Section 357-31-665 - What criteria does an employee have to meet to be eligible to request leave from the uniformed service shared leave pool?

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Employees are eligible to request leave from the uniformed
				service shared leave pool if they are called to service in one of the uniformed
				services and eligible for shared leave under
				RCW
				 41.04.665.
Statutory Authority:
				  Chapter
				  41.06 RCW. 07-17-123,
				  §
										357-31-665, filed 8/20/07,
				  effective 10/1/07.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 357 - Financial Management, Office of State Human Resources Director › Chapter 357-31 - Holidays and leave › Section 357-31-670 - How must employees who are receiving leave from the uniformed service shared leave pool be treated during their absence?

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An employee using shared leave under these rules continues to
				be classified as a state employee and receives the same treatment in respect to
				salary, wages, and employee benefits as the employee would normally receive if
				using accrued vacation leave or sick leave.
Statutory Authority:
				  Chapter
				  41.06 RCW. 07-17-123,
				  §
										357-31-670, filed 8/20/07,
				  effective 10/1/07.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 357 - Financial Management, Office of State Human Resources Director › Chapter 357-31 - Holidays and leave › Section 357-31-675 - Is shared leave received under the uniformed service shared leave pool included in the shared leave limits specified in RCW 41.04.665?

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Shared leave received under the uniformed service shared leave
				pool is not included in the five hundred twenty-two day total specified in
				RCW
				 41.04.665.
Statutory Authority:
				  Chapter
				  41.06 RCW. 10-11-074,
				  §
										357-31-675, filed 5/14/10,
				  effective 6/15/10; 07-17-123, §
										357-31-675, filed 8/20/07,
				  effective 10/1/07.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 357 - Financial Management, Office of State Human Resources Director › Chapter 357-31 - Holidays and leave › Section 357-31-680 - May employees donating leave direct the donation to a specific individual?

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Leave donated under this section is "pooled" and is withdrawn
				from the pool by eligible employees according to priorities established by the
				military department. Leave donated cannot be directed to a specific
				individual.
Statutory Authority:
				  Chapter
				  41.06 RCW. 07-17-123,
				  §
										357-31-680, filed 8/20/07,
				  effective 10/1/07.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 357 - Financial Management, Office of State Human Resources Director › Chapter 357-31 - Holidays and leave › Section 357-31-685 - What types of leave can an employee donate for the purposes of the uniformed service shared leave pool?

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An employee may donate vacation leave, sick leave, or all or
				part of a personal holiday for purposes of the uniformed service shared leave
				pool under the following conditions:
(1) Vacation leave: The donating employee's
			 employer approves the employee's request to donate a specified amount of
			 vacation leave to the uniformed service shared leave pool and the full-time
			 employee's request to donate leave will not cause his/her vacation leave
			 balance to fall below eighty hours after the transfer. For part-time employees,
			 requirements for vacation leave balances are prorated.
(2) Sick leave: The donating employee's
			 employer approves the employee's request to donate a specified amount of sick
			 leave to the uniformed service shared leave pool and the employee's request to
			 donate leave will not cause his/her sick leave balance to fall below one
			 hundred seventy-six hours after the transfer.
(3) Personal holiday: The donating employee's
			 employer approves the employee's request to donate all or part of his/her
			 personal holiday to an employee authorized to receive leave under the uniformed
			 service shared leave pool.
Statutory Authority:
				  Chapter
				  41.06 RCW. 07-17-123,
				  §
										357-31-685, filed 8/20/07,
				  effective 10/1/07.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 357 - Financial Management, Office of State Human Resources Director › Chapter 357-31 - Holidays and leave › Section 357-31-687 - Must employees use their own leave before receiving shared leave from the uniformed service shared leave pool?

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Employees who are eligible to receive shared leave from the
				uniformed service shared leave pool must first use all accrued compensatory
				time, accrued holiday credit, recognition leave as described in WAC 357-31-565,
				and personal holiday before receiving shared leave from the uniformed service
				shared leave pool. The employee is not required to deplete all of their accrued
				vacation leave and paid military leave allowed under RCW   38.40.060 and can
				maintain up to 40 hours of vacation leave and 40 hours of paid military
				leave.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 357 - Financial Management, Office of State Human Resources Director › Chapter 357-31 - Holidays and leave › Section 357-31-690 - How much leave may an employee withdraw from the uniformed service shared leave pool?

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Shared leave paid under this section, in combination with
				military salary, as defined in WAC
				357-31-650(4),
				shall not exceed the level of the employee's state monthly salary as defined in
				WAC 357-31-650(5).
				However, up to eight hours per month of shared leave under this section may be
				withdrawn and used to continue coverage under the public employees' benefits
				board, regardless of the employee's monthly salary and military
				salary.
Statutory Authority:
				  Chapter
				  41.06 RCW. 07-17-123,
				  §
										357-31-690, filed 8/20/07,
				  effective 10/1/07.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 357 - Financial Management, Office of State Human Resources Director › Chapter 357-31 - Holidays and leave › Section 357-31-695 - How is the maximum shared leave pay, which will be granted from the uniformed service shared leave pool calculated?

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The basis for calculating the maximum shared leave pay granted
				from the uniformed service shared leave pool is the greater of:
(1) The difference between the employee's
			 current monthly salary (as defined in WAC
			 357-31-650(5)) 
			 and his/her monthly military salary (as defined in WAC
			 357-31-650(4)) 
			 or;
(2) The dollar value associated
			 with the number of hours required to maintain eligibility for employee
			 benefits.
Statutory Authority:
				  Chapter
				  41.06 RCW. 07-17-123,
				  §
										357-31-695, filed 8/20/07,
				  effective 10/1/07.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 357 - Financial Management, Office of State Human Resources Director › Chapter 357-31 - Holidays and leave › Section 357-31-700 - What documentation is required to verify military salary and status?

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Employees must provide the military department earnings
				statements verifying military salary and a copy of their orders of service.
				Employees must notify the military department of any changes to orders of
				service or military salary and shall submit updated copies of their earnings
				statements and orders of service when requested by the military
				department.
Statutory Authority:
				  Chapter
				  41.06 RCW. 07-17-123,
				  §
										357-31-700, filed 8/20/07,
				  effective 10/1/07.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 357 - Financial Management, Office of State Human Resources Director › Chapter 357-31 - Holidays and leave › Section 357-31-705 - What rate of pay is paid to the employee receiving leave under the uniformed service shared leave pool?

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The receiving employee is paid his/her regular rate of pay.
				Therefore, the value of one hour of donated shared leave may cover more or less
				than one hour of the recipient's salary.
Statutory Authority:
				  Chapter
				  41.06 RCW. 07-17-123,
				  §
										357-31-705, filed 8/20/07,
				  effective 10/1/07.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 357 - Financial Management, Office of State Human Resources Director › Chapter 357-31 - Holidays and leave › Section 357-31-710 - What happens if the uniformed service shared leave pool does not have sufficient balance to cover all leave requests?

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The uniformed service shared leave pool cannot grant more leave
				than the leave balance available at the time a request is
				received.
Statutory Authority:
				  Chapter
				  41.06 RCW. 07-17-123,
				  §
										357-31-710, filed 8/20/07,
				  effective 10/1/07.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 357 - Financial Management, Office of State Human Resources Director › Chapter 357-31 - Holidays and leave › Section 357-31-715 - May employers establish restrictions on the amount of leave an employee may receive under this section?

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Except in the event of a violation of rule or statute, an
				employer is required to permit an eligible employee to receive leave from the
				uniformed service shared leave pool.
Statutory Authority:
				  Chapter
				  41.06 RCW. 07-17-123,
				  §
										357-31-715, filed 8/20/07,
				  effective 10/1/07.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 357 - Financial Management, Office of State Human Resources Director › Chapter 357-31 - Holidays and leave › Section 357-31-720 - May an employer establish restrictions on the amount of leave an employee may donate under this section?

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An employer may limit the amount of leave an employee may
				donate under this section, if authorization of such donation would be in
				violation of rule or statute.
Statutory Authority:
				  Chapter
				  41.06 RCW. 07-17-123,
				  §
										357-31-720, filed 8/20/07,
				  effective 10/1/07.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 357 - Financial Management, Office of State Human Resources Director › Chapter 357-31 - Holidays and leave › Section 357-31-725 - When an employer has determined that abuse of the uniformed service shared leave pool has occurred will the employee have to repay the shared leave drawn from the pool?

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Employers shall investigate any alleged abuse of the uniformed
				service shared leave pool and on a finding of wrongdoing the employee may be
				required to repay all of the shared leave received from the uniformed service
				shared leave pool. The only time an employee will have to repay leave credits
				is when there is a finding of wrongdoing.
Statutory Authority:
				  Chapter
				  41.06 RCW. 07-17-123,
				  §
										357-31-725, filed 8/20/07,
				  effective 10/1/07.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 357 - Financial Management, Office of State Human Resources Director › Chapter 357-31 - Holidays and leave › Section 357-31-730 - When an employee or the employee's family member is a victim of domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking and the employee is seeking to use accrued leave or unpaid leave what documentation may the employee be required to submit?

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(1) When an
			 employee or the employee's family member, as defined in chapter 357-01 WAC, is
			 a victim of domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking, as defined in
			 RCW
			  49.76.020, and the employee is seeking to use
			 their accrued leave or take leave without pay the employer may require that the
			 request be supported by verification. An employee may satisfy the verification
			 requirement by providing the employer with one or more of the following:
(a) A police report indicating that the
			 employee or the employee's family member was a victim of domestic violence,
			 sexual assault, or stalking;
(b) A
			 court order protecting or separating the employee or employee's family member
			 from the perpetrator of the act of domestic violence, sexual assault, or
			 stalking;
(c) Evidence from the
			 court or prosecuting attorney that the employee or the employee's family member
			 appeared, or is scheduled to appear, in court in connection with an incident of
			 domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking;
(d) An employee's written statement that the
			 employee or the employee's family member is a victim of domestic violence,
			 sexual assault, or stalking; or
(e)
			 Documentation that the employee or the employee's family member is a victim of
			 domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking, from any of the following
			 persons from whom the employee or employee's family member sought assistance in
			 addressing the domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking: An advocate for
			 victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking; an attorney; a
			 member of the clergy; or a medical or other professional.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 357 - Financial Management, Office of State Human Resources Director › Chapter 357-31 - Holidays and leave › Section 357-31-740

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Statutory Authority:
				  Chapter
				  41.06 RCW. 11-19-091,
				  §
										357-31-740, filed 9/20/11,
				  effective 10/24/11.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 357 - Financial Management, Office of State Human Resources Director › Chapter 357-31 - Holidays and leave › Section 357-31-745

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Statutory Authority:
				  Chapter
				  41.06 RCW. 11-19-091,
				  §
										357-31-745, filed 9/20/11,
				  effective 10/24/11.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 357 - Financial Management, Office of State Human Resources Director › Chapter 357-31 - Holidays and leave › Section 357-31-750 - What is the purpose of the veterans' in-state service shared leave pool?

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The veterans' instate service shared leave pool was created to
				allow general government and higher education employees to voluntarily donate
				their leave to be used for:
(1) An
			 employee who is a veteran as defined in
			 RCW
			  41.04.005 to attend medical appointments or
			 treatments for a service connected injury or disability; or
(2) An employee who is a spouse of a veteran
			 as defined in
			 RCW
			  41.04.005 that requires assistance while
			 attending medical appointments or treatments for a service connected injury or
			 disability.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 357 - Financial Management, Office of State Human Resources Director › Chapter 357-31 - Holidays and leave › Section 357-31-760 - What definitions apply to the veterans' in-state service shared leave pool?

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The following definitions apply to the veterans' in-state
				service shared leave pool:
(1)
			 "Employee" means any employee who is entitled to accrue sick leave or vacation
			 leave and for whom accurate leave records are maintained. This does not include
			 employees of school districts and educational service districts or those
			 employees called to service in the uniformed services.
(2) "Monthly salary" means the monthly salary
			 and special pay and shift differential, or the monthly equivalent for hourly
			 employees. Monthly salary does not include overtime pay, callback pay, standby
			 pay or performance bonuses.
(3)
			 "Service in the uniformed services" means the performance of duty on a
			 voluntary or involuntary basis in a uniformed service under competent authority
			 and includes active duty, active duty for training, initial active duty for
			 training, inactive duty training, full-time national guard duty including
			 state-ordered active duty, and a period for which a person is absent from a
			 position of employment for the purpose of an examination to determine the
			 fitness of the person to perform any such duty.
(4) "Uniformed services" means the armed
			 forces, the army national guard, and the air national guard of any state,
			 territory, commonwealth, possession, or district when engaged in active duty
			 for training, inactive duty training, full-time national guard duty, or state
			 active duty, the commissioned corps of the public health service, the coast
			 guard, and any other category of persons designated by the president of the
			 United States in time of war or national emergency.
(5) "Veteran" has the meaning provided in
			 RCW
			  41.04.005.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 357 - Financial Management, Office of State Human Resources Director › Chapter 357-31 - Holidays and leave › Section 357-31-765 - Must employers have a written policy regarding the veterans' in-state service shared leave pool?

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Each employer must have a written policy which at a minimum
				must address:
(1) Eligibility
			 requirements for use of the veterans' instate service shared leave
			 pool;
(2) Donation of
			 leave;
(3) Use of pool leave;
			 and
(4) Abuse of pool.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 357 - Financial Management, Office of State Human Resources Director › Chapter 357-31 - Holidays and leave › Section 357-31-770 - Is participation in the veterans' instate service shared leave pool voluntary?

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Participation in the veterans' in-state service shared leave
				pool, must at all times, be voluntary on the part of the donating and receiving
				employee.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 357 - Financial Management, Office of State Human Resources Director › Chapter 357-31 - Holidays and leave › Section 357-31-775 - What criteria does an employee have to meet to be eligible to request leave from the veterans' in-state service shared leave pool?

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Employees are eligible to request leave from the veterans'
				in-state service shared leave pool if:
(1) The employee is a veteran and is
			 attending medical appointments or treatments for a service connected injury or
			 disability; or
(2) The employee is
			 a spouse of a veteran who requires assistance while attending medical
			 appointments or treatments for a service connected injury or
			 disability.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 357 - Financial Management, Office of State Human Resources Director › Chapter 357-31 - Holidays and leave › Section 357-31-780 - How must employees who are receiving leave from the veterans' in-state service shared leave pool be treated during their absence?

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An employee using shared leave under the veterans' in-state
				services shared leave pool receives the same treatment in respect to salary,
				wages, and employee benefits as the employee would normally receive if using
				accrued vacation leave or sick leave.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 357 - Financial Management, Office of State Human Resources Director › Chapter 357-31 - Holidays and leave › Section 357-31-785 - Is shared leave received under the veterans' in-state service shared leave pool included in the shared leave limits specified in RCW 4104665?

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Shared leave received under the veterans' in-state service
				shared leave pool is not included in the five hundred twenty-two day total
				specified in
				RCW
				 41.04.665.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 357 - Financial Management, Office of State Human Resources Director › Chapter 357-31 - Holidays and leave › Section 357-31-790 - May employees donating leave direct the donation to a specific individual?

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Leave donated under this section is "pooled" and is withdrawn
				from the pool by eligible employees according to priorities established by the
				department of veterans' affairs. Leave donated cannot be directed to a specific
				individual. All employees who donate must specify their intent to donate to the
				veterans' in-state service shared leave pool.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 357 - Financial Management, Office of State Human Resources Director › Chapter 357-31 - Holidays and leave › Section 357-31-795 - What types of leave can an employee donate for the purposes of the veterans' in-state service shared leave pool?

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An employee may donate vacation leave, sick leave, or all or
				part of a personal holiday for purposes of the veterans' in-state service
				shared leave pool under the following conditions:
(1) Vacation leave: The donating employee's
			 employer approves the employee's request to donate a specified amount of
			 vacation leave to the veterans' in-state service shared leave pool and the
			 full-time employee's request to donate leave will not cause their vacation
			 leave balance to fall below eighty hours after the transfer. For part-time
			 employees, requirements for vacation leave balances are prorated.
(2) Sick leave: The donating employee's
			 employer approves the employee's request to donate a specified amount of sick
			 leave to the veterans' in-state service shared leave pool and the employee's
			 request to donate leave will not cause their sick leave balance to fall below
			 one hundred seventy-six hours after the transfer.
(3) Personal holiday: The donating employee's
			 employer approves the employee's request to donate all or part of their
			 personal holiday to an employee authorized to receive leave under the veterans'
			 in-state service shared leave pool.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 357 - Financial Management, Office of State Human Resources Director › Chapter 357-31 - Holidays and leave › Section 357-31-797 - Must employees use their own leave before receiving shared leave from the veterans' in-state service shared leave pool?

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Employees who are eligible to receive shared leave from the
				veterans' in-state service shared leave pool must first use all accrued
				compensatory time, accrued holiday credit, recognition leave as described in
				WAC 357-31-565, and personal holiday before receiving shared leave from the
				veterans' instate service shared leave pool. The employee is not required to
				deplete all of their accrued vacation leave and sick leave and can maintain up
				to 40 hours of vacation leave and 40 hours of sick leave.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 357 - Financial Management, Office of State Human Resources Director › Chapter 357-31 - Holidays and leave › Section 357-31-800 - How much leave may an employee withdraw from the veterans' in-state service shared leave pool?

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Shared leave paid under this section, in combination with an
				employee's salary will not exceed the level of the employee's state monthly
				salary as defined in WAC 357-31-760(2).
Washington Administrative Code › Title 357 - Financial Management, Office of State Human Resources Director › Chapter 357-31 - Holidays and leave › Section 357-31-805 - What documentation may an employee seeking shared leave under the veterans' instate service shared leave pool be required to submit?

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Employees seeking shared leave under the veterans' in-state
				service shared leave pool must provide a veterans affairs benefits summary
				letter from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and a copy of "DD Form 214"
				or a letter from their command indicating the employee is a current member of
				the uniformed services and verifying that:
(1) The employee is attending medical
			 appointments or treatments for a service connected injury or disability
			 including U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs compensation and pension
			 examinations; or
(2) The employee
			 is a spouse of a veteran who requires assistance while attending medical
			 appointments or treatments for a service connected injury or disability
			 including U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs compensation and pension
			 examinations.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 357 - Financial Management, Office of State Human Resources Director › Chapter 357-31 - Holidays and leave › Section 357-31-815 - What happens if the veterans' instate service shared leave pool does not have sufficient balance to cover all leave requests?

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The veterans' in-state service shared leave pool cannot grant
				more leave than the leave balance available at the time a request is received
				by the department of veterans' affairs.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 357 - Financial Management, Office of State Human Resources Director › Chapter 357-31 - Holidays and leave › Section 357-31-820 - May employers establish restrictions on the amount of leave an employee may receive under this section?

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Except in the event of a violation of rule or statute, an
				employer is required to permit an eligible employee to receive leave from the
				veterans' in-state service shared leave pool.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 357 - Financial Management, Office of State Human Resources Director › Chapter 357-31 - Holidays and leave › Section 357-31-825 - May an employer establish restrictions on the amount of leave an employee may donate under this section?

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An employer may limit the amount of leave an employee may
				donate under this section, if authorization of such donation would be in
				violation of rule or statute.