93 Neb. Admin. Code, ch. 9, § 002
Employees returning to work on or after July 1, 2001, after a break in service of less than five (5) calendar years, will have their accumulated unpaid sick leave balance reinstated. The employee's service date(s) will be adjusted for the period of absence. The employee's vacation and sick leave earning rate will also be adjusted, and the new rate of earning will be based on the adjusted service date(s). Employees returning to work after a break in service of more than five (5) calendar years will start with a zero (0) sick and vacation leave balance, will be considered to be new employees for service date purposes, and will earn vacation and sick leave at the beginning earning rate of a newly hired employee.
Employees may apply available, accumulated paid leave on their monthly timesheet in order to prevent service date adjustment(s). The leave time taken will be no less than one (1) workday for purposes of this Section. One (1) workday will be eight (8) hours for a full-time employee or the corresponding percentage of full-time equivalent (FTE) for part-time employees.
The employee's service date will be adjusted when an unpaid absence exceeds fourteen (14) consecutive calendar days, except when an employee is still eligible for workers' compensation payments. The adjustment will correspond to the number of days the employee is on unpaid leave. See also Chapter 4, Section 003, of this Title.
93 Neb. Admin. Code, ch. 9, § 002