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This law was first created in 1998. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 774<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. It has been modified 2 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1999, chapter 144<\/a>; in 2000, chapter 889<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":64782,"section_number":"2.2-1210","catch_line":"Parental leave","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-1210\/"},{"id":84894,"section_number":"4.1-101.010","catch_line":"Exemption of Authority from personnel and procurement procedures; information systems; etc","order_by":null,"url":"\/4.1-101.010\/"},{"id":63513,"section_number":"4.1-617","catch_line":"Exemption of Authority from personnel and procurement procedures; information systems; etc","order_by":null,"url":"\/4.1-617\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":235489,"object_type":"law","relational_id":65918,"identifier":"51.1-1104","token":"51.1\/11\/2\/51.1-1104","url":"\/51.1-1104\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/51.1-1104\/","token":"51.1\/11\/2\/51.1-1104","dublin_core":{"Title":"Sick leave benefit for participating employees","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 51.1-1104","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> On the effective date of coverage for existing employees<\/span>, and thereafter on each January 10, existing participating full-time employees shall receive an amount of sick leave based on the employee’s number of months of state service<\/span> as an eligible employee<\/span>, as follows: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Participating full-time employees, except for those described in subsection A, shall receive an initial amount of sick leave at the time their employment or reemployment commences, as follows:\n\t\t\tThereafter, on each January 10 such employees shall receive an amount of sick leave as provided in subsection A. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> On the effective date of coverage for existing qualifying part-time employees<\/span>, and thereafter on each January 10, existing participating qualifying part-time employees<\/span> shall receive an amount of sick leave based on the employee’s number of months of state service<\/span> as an eligible employee<\/span>, as follows: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> Participating qualifying part-time employees<\/span>, except for those described in subsection C, shall receive an initial amount of sick leave at the time their employment or reemployment commences, as follows:\n\t\t\tThereafter, on each January 10 such employees shall receive an amount of sick leave as provided in subsection C. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

E.<\/span> Any partial calendar month during which a participating employee<\/span> was employed shall constitute one month of state service<\/span> for purposes of this section. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

F.<\/span> Participating employees<\/span> shall not be paid or otherwise compensated upon leaving employment for any balance of unused sick leave provided to them under this section. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

G.<\/span> Unused balances of sick leave granted under this section shall not be carried forward beyond the calendar year in which such leave is granted. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

H.<\/span> Employees receiving disability benefits<\/span> on January 10 of any year shall be granted sick leave for such year on the date they return to active employment. The amount of sick leave granted for such year shall be determined as if they were continuing employment on the date of their return to work as provided in subsections A through D. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nSICK LEAVE BENEFIT FOR PARTICIPATING EMPLOYEES (\u00a7 51.1-1104)\n\nA. On the effective date of coverage for existing employees, and thereafter on\neach January 10, existing participating full-time employees shall receive an\namount of sick leave based on the employee’s number of months of state\nservice as an eligible employee, as follows:\n\nB. Participating full-time employees, except for those described in subsection\nA, shall receive an initial amount of sick leave at the time their employment or\nreemployment commences, as follows:\n\t\t\tThereafter, on each January 10 such employees shall receive an amount of sick\nleave as provided in subsection A.\n\nC. On the effective date of coverage for existing qualifying part-time\nemployees, and thereafter on each January 10, existing participating qualifying\npart-time employees shall receive an amount of sick leave based on the\nemployee’s number of months of state service as an eligible employee, as\nfollows:\n\nD. Participating qualifying part-time employees, except for those described in\nsubsection C, shall receive an initial amount of sick leave at the time their\nemployment or reemployment commences, as follows:\n\t\t\tThereafter, on each January 10 such employees shall receive an amount of sick\nleave as provided in subsection C.\n\nE. Any partial calendar month during which a participating employee was employed\nshall constitute one month of state service for purposes of this section.\n\nF. Participating employees shall not be paid or otherwise compensated upon\nleaving employment for any balance of unused sick leave provided to them under\nthis section.\n\nG. Unused balances of sick leave granted under this section shall not be carried\nforward beyond the calendar year in which such leave is granted.\n\nH. Employees receiving disability benefits on January 10 of any year shall be\ngranted sick leave for such year on the date they return to active employment.\nThe amount of sick leave granted for such year shall be determined as if they\nwere continuing employment on the date of their return to work as provided in\nsubsections A through D.\n\nHISTORY: 1998, c. 774; 1999, c. 144; 2000, c. 889.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}