Section 6-B1244. SICK LEAVE-ADVANCING

 

1244.1Agency heads or their subordinate supervisor designees are authorized to advance to an employee a maximum of two hundred forty (240) hours of sick leave in cases of serious disability or ailments, except:

 

(a)When the agency head (or designee) has reason to believe that the employee may not be able to repay the advanced leave;

 

(b)When an employee is serving on an appointment with a not-to-exceed date (such as, a term appointment), in which case sick leave may be advanced only up to the total sick leave the employee would earn during the remainder of the time-limited appointment; or 

 

(c)If the reason for an employee’s request for advanced sick leave would qualify for leave under the D.C. FMLA, any advanced sick leave authorized shall count towards the sixteen (16)-week maximum under the D.C. FMLA.

 

1244.2All accrued and accumulated sick leave must be exhausted before the advanced leave is credited to the employee.

 

authority

The Director of the D.C. Department of Human Resources, with the concurrence of the City Administrator, pursuant to Mayor’s Order 2008-92, dated June 26, 2008, and in accordance with Title XII of the District of Columbia Government Comprehensive Merit Personnel Act of 1978 (CMPA), effective March 3, 1979 (D.C. Law 2-139; D.C. Official Code § 1-612.11 (2006 Repl.)).

source

Final Rulemaking published at 54 DCR 11538 (November 30, 2007); as amended 59 DCR 2690, 2701 (April 6, 2012).