If an employee is a member of the Armed Forces Reserves or National Guard and requesting leave due to training or deployment you MUST approve leave; however:
- You may request documentation of the ordered military duty.
- An agency cannot deny or delay an employee's military leave if orders are not immediately available.
- Do not re-request documentation for reoccurring ordered military duty for which the agency has already received documentation (e.g., weekend drills).
- An agency may not require an employee to use his or her accrued paid leave (e.g., annual, compensatory time).
15 DAYS
An employee, who is a member of the Armed Forces Reserves or Nevada National Guard, while serving under orders is provided up to 15 days of paid leave (payroll code UMIL). Serving under orders includes orders for training or deployment. The 15 days are "the number of hours equivalent to 15 working days." The Office of the Military calculates based on the federal fiscal year and all other agencies based on a calendar year.
An employee, who is a member of the Armed Forces Reserves or National Guard, who is not eligible for paid military leave (i.e., UMIL, UMILT) uses unpaid military leave (payroll code UMLWP) or may choose to use his or her accrued paid leave (e.g., annual, compensatory time).
24 DAYS
Additionally, an employee, who is a member of the Armed Forces Reserves or Nevada National Guard, whose regular work schedule includes any part of Saturday or Sunday is provided up to 24 days to serve under orders for training which is scheduled on a Saturday and/or Sunday (payroll code UMILT). The employee's State pay will be reduced by the lesser amount of his or her State pay and his or her military pay for that period. The Office of the Military calculates based on the federal fiscal year and all other agencies based on a calendar year.
An employee, who is a member of the Armed Forces Reserves or National Guard, who is not eligible for paid military leave (i.e., UMIL, UMILT) uses unpaid military leave (payroll code UMLWP) or may choose to use his or her accrued paid leave (e.g., annual, compensatory time).