Chapter 05 - Personal Sick Leave - VSDP (PS)
5.0 PERSONAL SICK LEAVE - VSDP (PS)
5.1 Purpose
5.2 Guidelines
5.2.1 Current Employee Personal Sick Leave Credits
5.2.2 New Employee Personal Sick Leave Credits
5.2.3 Personal Sick Leave
5.2.4 Personal Sick Leave for Family Members
5.3 Resources
5.0 PERSONAL SICK LEAVE - VSDP (PS)
5.1 Purpose
To provide employees in the Virginia Sickness and Disability Program (VSDP) limited paid leave for their own medical necessities.
5.2 Guidelines
Leave is credited and may be used as outlined below. Unused personal sick leave may not be carried over to the next year, nor will it be paid when employment ends.
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5.2.1 Current Employee Personal Sick Leave Credits
Effective January 10 of each year, employees participating in VSDP are credited with 64 to 80 hours of sick leave based on total salaried, staff state employment. Partial months count as one month. Employees who are receiving Short Term Disability benefits on January 10 of any year will be granted sick leave on the date they return to active employment. See Service Credit Table below to determine credit eligibility.
| FULL-TIME | | State Service | Personal Sick Leave (VSDP) |
| Less than 60 | Less than 5 | 64 | | 60 - 119 | 5 - 10 | 72 | | 120 - more | 10 or more | 80 |
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| PART-TIME | | State Service | Personal Sick Leave (VSDP) |
| Less than 120 | Less than 10 | 32 | | 120 or more | 10 or more | 40 |
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5.2.2 New Employee Personal Sick Leave Credits
Initial credits for new employees depends on whether they are full-time or part-time, (see the Service Credit Table above) and is based on their first date of employment.
| New and Re-employed Employees Prorated Leave Credit |
| FULL-TIME | | Employment | Personal Sick Leave |
| Begin Date | (VSDP) Leave Hours |
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| PART-TIME | | Employment | Personal Sick Leave |
| Begin Date | (VSDP) Leave Hours |
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5.2.3 Personal Sick Leave
Available throughout the year for personal illnesses, injuries, and preventive/well-patient doctor visits. Personal Sick may not be used during periods when Short Term Disability benefits are paid.
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5.2.4 Personal Sick Leave for Family Members
If on approved Family and Medical Leave (FMLA) up to 33 percent of credited sick leave may be used to care for an immediate family member.
Immediate family member includes: - Parent: biological or individual who stood in place of your parent and assumed parental duties and responsibilities.
- Child: biological, adopted, foster, stepchild, or legal ward.
- Spouse: as recognized under the laws of the Commonwealth.
Note: Employees on nine, ten or eleven month contracts may not use personal sick leave during periods when they are not working.
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5.3 Resources
- Virginia Sickness & Disability Program Handbook, 1999
- Virginia Sickness & Disability Program Employer Manual
- VT (Staff) Employee Handbook II.A.2.b
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