Current through February 27, 2024
1. An employee is
entitled to use sick leave if the employee:
(a) Is unable to perform the duties of his or
her position because he or she is sick, injured or physically incapacitated due
to a medical condition;
(b) Is
physically incapacitated due to pregnancy or childbirth and is therefore unable
to perform the duties of the employee's position;
(c) Is quarantined;
(d) Is receiving required medical,
psychological, optometric or dental service or examination;
(e) Is receiving counseling through an
employee assistance program for a condition which would otherwise qualify
pursuant to the provisions of this section;
(f) Has an illness, death or other authorized
medical need in his or her immediate family and he or she complies with the
requirements of NAC
284.558 or
284.562; or
(g) Meets the requirements set forth in
subsection 2.
2. An
appointing authority shall approve a request for sick leave of an employee who
is a victim of an act which constitutes domestic violence or whose family or
household member is a victim of an act which constitutes domestic violence, and
the employee is not the alleged perpetrator if:
(a) The employee has been employed in public
service for at least 90 days;
(b)
The employee has accrued the amount of sick leave necessary to cover the time
requested; and
(c) The combination
of all leave taken by the employee for this purpose does not exceed 160 hours
in the 12-month period immediately following the date on which the act which
constitutes domestic violence occurred.
[Personnel Div., Rule VII § D part subsec. 6, eff.
8-11-73; A 2-5-82] - (NAC A by Dep't of Personnel, 10-26-84; 4-20-90; 11-16-95;
A by Personnel Comm'n by R141-07, 1-30-2008; R037-17, 10-31-2017, eff.
1-1-2018)
NRS 284.065,
284.155,
284.345,
284.355,
608.0198
