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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>65918</law_id><section_number>51.1-1104</section_number><catch_line>Sick leave benefit for participating employees</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><referred_to_by><reference>2.2-1210</reference><reference>4.1-101.010</reference><reference>4.1-617</reference></referred_to_by><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="51.1">Pensions, Benefits, and Retirement</unit><unit label="chapter" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="11">Sickness and Disability Program</unit><unit label="article" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="2">Sick Leave and Family and Personal Leave</unit></structure><text>
						<section id="A"><p><span class="prefix-number">A.</span> On the effective date of coverage for <span class="dictionary">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&#x2019;s number of months of <span class="dictionary">state service</span> as an <span class="dictionary">eligible employee</span>, as follows: <a id="paragraph-239547" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/51.1-1104/#A"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B"><p><span class="prefix-number">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:
			Thereafter, on each January 10 such employees shall receive an amount of sick leave as provided in subsection A. <a id="paragraph-239548" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/51.1-1104/#B"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="C"><p><span class="prefix-number">C.</span> On the effective date of coverage for existing <span class="dictionary">qualifying part-time employees</span>, and thereafter on each January 10, existing participating <span class="dictionary">qualifying part-time employees</span> shall receive an amount of sick leave based on the employee&#x2019;s number of months of <span class="dictionary">state service</span> as an <span class="dictionary">eligible employee</span>, as follows: <a id="paragraph-239549" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/51.1-1104/#C"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="D"><p><span class="prefix-number">D.</span> Participating <span class="dictionary">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:
			Thereafter, on each January 10 such employees shall receive an amount of sick leave as provided in subsection C. <a id="paragraph-239550" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/51.1-1104/#D"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="E"><p><span class="prefix-number">E.</span> Any partial calendar month during which a <span class="dictionary">participating employee</span> was employed shall constitute one month of <span class="dictionary">state service</span> for purposes of this section. <a id="paragraph-239551" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/51.1-1104/#E"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="F"><p><span class="prefix-number">F.</span> <span class="dictionary">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. <a id="paragraph-239552" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/51.1-1104/#F"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="G"><p><span class="prefix-number">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. <a id="paragraph-239553" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/51.1-1104/#G"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="H"><p><span class="prefix-number">H.</span> Employees receiving <span class="dictionary">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. <a id="paragraph-239554" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/51.1-1104/#H"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>1998, c. 774; 1999, c. 144; 2000, c. 889.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
