Code of Virginia - Title 51.1 Pensions, Benefits, And Retirement - Section 51.1-1107 Family and personal leave benefit

§ 51.1-1107. Family and personal leave benefit

A. On the effective date of coverage for existing employees, and thereafter on each January 10, existing participating employees shall receive an amount of family and personal leave based on the number of months of state service as an eligible employee, as follows:


Months of state service                      Number of hours
Less than 120                                      32
120 or more                                        40 

B. Any partial calendar month during which a participating employee was employed shall constitute one month of state service for purposes of this section.

C. Participating employees, except for those described in subsection A, shall receive an initial amount of family and personal leave at the time their employment or reemployment commences, as follows:


Date employment commenced                      Number of hours
January 10 through July 9                          32
July 10 through January 9                          16 

Thereafter, on each January 10 such employees shall receive an amount of family and personal leave as provided in subsection A.

D. Participating employees shall not be paid or otherwise compensated upon leaving employment for any balance of unused family and personal leave provided to them under this section.

E. Unused balances of family and personal leave granted under this section shall not be carried forward beyond the calendar year in which such leave is granted.

F. Employees receiving disability benefits on January 10 of any year shall be granted family and personal leave for such year on the date they return to active employment. The amount of family and personal 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, B and C.

(1998, c. 774; 1999, c. 144; 2000, c. 889.)

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