HR Reference Guide
COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENTS
As of July 1, 2021, some State employees are covered under Collective Bargaining Agreements (CBA), see the Division of Human Resource Management, Labor Relations Unit page for more information. If you are in a job classification currently covered under a CBA, some of the terms and benefits of your employment may be different than the provisions outlined on this page. Please consult your CBA or agency's human resource for further information.
SICK (LEAVE)
Paid time off due to the medical related issues of an employee or an employee's immediate family members.
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QUALIFYING EVENTS
Personal - Employee is:
- Unable to perform his or her job duties because of sickness, injury or being physically incapacitated due to a medical condition;
- Physically incapacitated due to pregnancy or childbirth;
- Quarantined;
- Receiving required medical, psychological, optometric or dental service or examination; or
- Receiving counseling through an Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for a medical or psychological condition.
Family Sick - Employee is:
Death - Employee has a death of an immediate family member.
WHAT TO ASK/DO
When an employee calls in "sick":
WHEN TO CONTACT HUMAN RESOURCES
Contact agency human resources, if:
- You see a pattern in an employee's leave usage (e.g., calling in "sick" every Monday for three months)
- An employee has violated the agency's call-in procedure;
- An employee is running out of accrued sick leave;
- An employee has been incapacitated for more than three calendar days and has mentioned seeing a health care provider;
- An employee or an employee's spouse, son, daughter or parent is in the hospital overnight;
- An employee is caring for a son, daughter, parent or spouse who is incapacitated for more than three calendar days and has mentioned that the family member has seen a health care provider; or
- An employee is caring for a family member in the military.
EXEMPT EMPLOYEES
PART-TIME EMPLOYEES
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
APPROVING/REJECTING LEAVE
Technical (step-by-step) guide: See the NEATS Timekeeping Module procedure (01.30.10) and NEATS tutorials.
When determining whether to APPROVE or REJECT a leave request or a leave entry on a timesheet, consider the following factors:
- Does the employee have sufficient accrued leave of the type being requested?
- Is the reason stated for the leave an authorized use of that type of leave (in statute, regulation or policy)?
- Do the notes (yellow sticky note image link on the timesheet) agree with the hours requested and information entered in the Additional Description: field?
- Will you be violating any regulations or policies by approving or rejecting the leave?
See your agency's policies, procedures or regulations for any agency specific processes (e.g., required hard copy form). See the NEATS Handbook for applicable payroll code(s).
OTHER
See the State of Nevada Employee Handbook for information on sick leave accrual and payment upon termination.
Sick leave may be used immediately upon hire for a qualifying event.
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