Ariz. Admin. Code § 2-5A-A601

Current through Register Vol. 31, No. 2, January 10, 2025

Section R2-5A-A601 - Leave Administration

A. Leave plans. The Director shall adopt leave plans. Agency heads are responsible for administering leave for agency employees in accordance with the leave plans in this Article.

B. Eligibility for leave. All state employees, except temporary employees, are eligible for any type of leave with pay from the date of appointment. Temporary employees are eligible only for holidays subject to the provisions of R2-5A-B601, administrative leave, civic duty leave for the purpose of voting, living donor leave and military leave.

C. Amount of leave. Leave amounts are based on full-time employment and shall be pro-rated for part-time employees, even if not specified in an individual rule.

D. Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) leave. FMLA Regulations, 29 CFR 825.100 through 29 CFR 825.800 (July 2012), are incorporated by this reference and on file with the Department and available from the U.S. Government Printing Office, 732 N. Capitol Street N.W., Washington, D.C. 20401. This incorporation by reference contains no future editions or amendments. An employee who meets FMLA eligibility requirements and uses leave for any of the situations covered by the FMLA shall be subject to the following:

1. Counting FMLA leave. Periods of paid leave and periods of leave without pay shall count towards the employee's available FMLA leave.

2. Use of accrued paid leave. An employee shall use available paid leave for all or part of the employee's FMLA leave under the conditions in:

a. R2-5A-D602 for an employee on industrial leave,

b. R2-5A-D601 for an employee on FMLA leave for any other reason.

E. Insurance benefits continuation. An employee remains eligible for continued participation in the employee insurance plans while on leave pursuant to this Article.

F. Requests for leave. Except in an emergency, an employee shall obtain approval in advance and in writing before taking any leave.

Ariz. Admin. Code § R2-5A-A601

Section made by exempt rulemaking at 18 A.A.R. 2782, effective September 29, 2012 (Supp. 12-4).