Section R477-7-4 - Sick Leave(1) An eligible employee accrues sick leave, not to exceed four hours per pay period. Sick leave accrues without limit.(2) Management may approve the use of sick leave when: (a) an employee becomes a parent as described in Subsection R477-7-20(5);(b) an employee is absent from duty because of illness, injury, or disability of the employee, their spouse, their child, their parent, or any individual for whom the employee is a legal guardian;(c) any individual listed in Subsection (2)(b) receives preventive health or dental care; or(d) a qualifying FMLA purpose.(3) Agency management may approve the use of sick leave for other unique medical situations.(4) When management approves the use of sick leave, an employee may use any combination of Program I, Program II, and Program III sick leave.(5) An employee shall contact management before the beginning of the scheduled workday the employee is absent due to illness or injury.(6) Management shall require an employee to produce administratively acceptable evidence to support any request for leave to cover an absence that exceeds three consecutive working days.(7) Management may require an employee to produce administratively acceptable evidence regardless of the number of leave hours used for the reasons in Subsection (2) or (3) if there is reason to believe that an employee is using the leave for reasons not listed in Subsection (2) or (3).(8) An employee separating from state employment forfeits any unused sick leave without compensation unless the leave is utilized for the sick leave retirement benefit under Section R477-7-6. (a) Management shall reinstate forfeited sick leave when an employee is rehired into a benefited position within one year of separation due to a reduction in force. Sick leave shall be reinstated as Program I, Program II, and Program III as accrued before the reduction in force.(b) Management shall reinstate forfeited sick leave when an employee is appointed to a benefits eligible position within one year of leaving a benefits eligible position for reasons other than a reduction in force. Reinstated sick leave shall be Program III sick leave.(c) Management may not reinstate forfeited sick leave when an employee retires from state service under Title 49, Utah State Retirement and Insurance Benefit Act and is rehired.Utah Admin. Code R477-7-4
Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2016-14, effective 7/1/2016Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2017-14, effective 7/1/2017Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2018-14, effective 7/1/2018Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2019-14, effective 7/1/2019Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2020-13, effective 7/1/2020Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2021-14, effective 7/1/2021Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2022-13, effective 7/1/2022Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2023-13, effective 7/1/2023