Kan. Admin. Regs. § 1-9-20

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 45, November 7, 2024

Section 1-9-20 - Leave usage for exempt employees

(a) When using available sick or vacation leave or other paid leave, as appropriate, each exempt employee shall obtain authorization for these absences in the manner prescribed by the employee's appointing authority.

(b) Each exempt employee shall follow the leave request procedures established by the employee's appointing authority for any time away from work. The employee shall obtain prior approval from the employee's supervisor for all time away from work, including periods of less than half of a day.

(c) Vacation, sick, and shared leave and holiday compensatory time shall be recorded as used only when employees in exempt positions use leave in half-day or full-day increments.

(d) Time away from work for less than half of a day shall not be accumulated over multiple days to total a half-day or full-day increment of vacation, sick, or shared leave or holiday compensatory time. However, time away from work of less than half of a day may be accumulated in the same day to total a half-day increment.

(e) A supervisor may deny the request of an exempt employee for time away from work of less than half of a day or may require the employee to use half of a day or a full day of an appropriate type of leave if the employee has abused the use of leave in less than half-day or full-day increments or if other similar circumstances exist. The employee shall not perform work before the allotted time of leave is used.

(f) Other types of leave used by employees in exempt positions, including jury duty, funeral, job injury, and disaster service leave, shall be reported in quarter-hour increments.

(g) An exempt employee shall not be suspended for a period that is less than the employee's workweek of seven consecutive 24-hour periods or multiples of this workweek, unless the suspension is imposed in good faith for either of the following conditions:

(1) for an infraction of a safety rule of major significance; or

(2) for violation of workplace conduct rules.

(h) This regulation shall be effective on and after June 5, 2005.

Kan. Admin. Regs. § 1-9-20

Authorized by K.S.A 75-3706, K.S.A. 2004 Supp. 75-3747, and K.S.A. 75-5507; implementing K.S.A. 75-3707, 75-3746, and 75-5507; effective May 1, 1979; amended June 5, 2005.