PDFWAC 357-31-435

Must employees use their own leave before using shared leave?

(1) Employees who qualify for shared leave under WAC 357-31-390 (1)(a) must first use all compensatory time, recognition leave as described in WAC 357-31-565, personal holiday and holiday credit that they have accrued before using shared leave. The employee is not required to deplete all of their accrued vacation and sick leave and can maintain up to forty hours of vacation leave and forty hours of sick leave.
(2) Employees who qualify for shared leave under WAC 357-31-390 (1)(b) must first use all of their compensatory time, recognition leave as described in WAC 357-31-565, personal holiday and holiday credit before using shared leave. The employee is not required to deplete all of their accrued vacation leave and paid military leave allowed under RCW 38.40.060 and can maintain up to forty hours of vacation leave and forty hours of paid military leave.
(3) Employees who qualify for shared leave under WAC 357-31-390 (1)(c) and (d) must first use all compensatory time, recognition leave as described in WAC 357-31-565, personal holiday and holiday credit that they have accrued before using shared leave. The employee is not required to deplete all of their accrued vacation leave and can maintain up to forty hours of vacation leave.
(4) Employees who qualify for shared leave under WAC 357-31-390 (1)(e) or (f) must first use all leave as described in WAC 357-31-797.
(5) Employees who qualify for shared leave under WAC 357-31-390 (1)(g) and/or (h) must first use all accrued compensatory time, recognition leave as described in WAC 357-31-565, personal holiday and holiday credit before using shared leave. The employee is not required to deplete all of their accrued vacation leave and sick leave and can maintain up to forty hours of vacation leave and forty hours of sick leave.
[Statutory Authority: Chapter 41.06 RCW and RCW 41.04.655. WSR 20-24-017, § 357-31-435, filed 11/20/20, effective 12/28/20. Statutory Authority: Chapter 43.01 RCW. WSR 18-17-130, § 357-31-435, filed 8/20/18, effective 9/21/18. Statutory Authority: Chapter 41.06 RCW. WSR 15-11-102, § 357-31-435, filed 5/20/15, effective 6/22/15; WSR 11-23-052, § 357-31-435, filed 11/10/11, effective 12/13/11; WSR 10-23-040, § 357-31-435, filed 11/10/10, effective 12/13/10; WSR 08-15-043, § 357-31-435, filed 7/11/08, effective 10/1/08; WSR 08-07-063, § 357-31-435, filed 3/17/08, effective 4/18/08; WSR 05-08-139, § 357-31-435, filed 4/6/05, effective 7/1/05.]