Section 284.544 - Sick leave: Leave without pay; catastrophic leave; receipt of benefits for temporary total disability; computation1. Except as otherwise provided in NAC 284.580, an employee does not accrue sick leave during the time he or she is on leave of absence without pay or on catastrophic leave.2. A person who is receiving benefits for a temporary total disability pursuant to chapters 616A to 616D, inclusive, or 617 of NRS and makes the election provided in subparagraph (1), (2) or (3) of paragraph (a) of subsection 1 of NAC 284.5775 is entitled to accrue sick leave during the period he or she is receiving those benefits and is being paid an amount of paid leave equal to the difference between his or her normal pay and the benefits received. The employee accrues sick leave only for the time he or she is in paid status, excluding overtime.
3. To compute the amount of sick leave to which an employee is entitled, an employee must be considered to work not more than 40 hours each week. If an employee occupies more than one position in different departments, the amount of sick leave to which the employee is entitled must be computed based on not more than 40 hours each week in each position.4. The basis for the computation of the amount of sick leave to which an exempt classified employee or exempt unclassified employee is entitled must not exceed the number of hours authorized in the biennial operating budget of this State for his or her position.Nev. Admin. Code § 284.544
Added to NAC by Dep't of Personnel, eff. 12-17-87; A 7-14-88; 7-21-89; 8-1-91; 9-16-92; 11-12-93; 3-23-94; 7-1-94; 11-16-95; R147-01, 1-22-2002; A by Personnel Comm'n by R145-05, 12-29-2005; A by R151-17AP, eff. 6/26/2018NRS 284.065, 284.155, 284.345, 284.350, 284.355, 284.3626