                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

VACATIONS; SICK LEAVE AND COMPENSATORY TIME FOR CERTAIN OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES
(§ 15.2-1605)

A. &#8220;Employee,&#8221; as used in this section, means an employee or deputy
of the attorney for the Commonwealth, the treasurer, the commissioner of the
revenue, the clerk of the circuit court, and the sheriff and shall also include
the officers and employees of all courts whose salaries are paid by the
Commonwealth.

B. Every county and city for which such employees work shall annually provide
for each employee at least two weeks vacation with pay, at least seven days sick
leave with pay, and such legal holidays as are provided for in &#xA7; 2.2-3300.
If any employee or deputy is required to work on any legal holiday, he shall
receive, in lieu of the holiday, an equal amount of compensatory time with pay
in the same calendar year in which such holiday occurs. The county or city may
provide that vacation or sick leave may be accumulated or shall terminate within
a given period of time; however, such vacation may not be accumulated in excess
of six weeks. The cost of providing such benefits shall be borne in the same
manner and on the same basis as the costs of the office are shared or as the
excess fees therefrom may be shared. When a county or city has entered into an
agreement with a constitutional officer to include his employees under the
locality&#8217;s personnel leave policies, then such employee may accrue and
accumulate leave pursuant to such policies instead of under this section, as
long as such local benefits are not less than the amounts as set out in this
section.

C. For the purpose of computing the Commonwealth&#8217;s financial obligations
for accumulated vacation time of an employee under this section, the
Commonwealth shall pay the lesser, and in any event only its proportional share,
of the amount due to an employee for such time when computed (i) under the
applicable counties&#8217; or cities&#8217; personnel policies, regulations and
rules, or (ii) by treating the employee as a Commonwealth employee, under its
applicable personnel policies, regulations and rules.

HISTORY: 1972, c. 562, § 15.1-19.3; 1974, c. 103; 1977, c. 116; 1980, c. 547;
1984, c. 365; 1997, c. 587; 2017, c. 632.