D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 6, r. 6-C4104

Current through Register Vol. 71, No. 49, December 6, 2024
Rule 6-C4104 - REQUESTING DONATED ANNUAL LEAVE
4104.1

Employees who would like to request donated annual leave must complete a Donation of Annual Leave Request Form and submit it to OAG's HR Unit before the last three pay periods of the leave year.

4104.2

Requests for donations of sick or annual leave must be approved by OAG's HR Manager, Chief of Staff or other designee.

4104.3

If the recipient employee has available sick or annual leave time in his or her balance, the employee's personal time will be used prior to any donated annual leave. Donated annual leave may only be used for time off related to the approved request.

4104.4

Employees must coordinate use of donated annual leave time with their District of Columbia or Family and Medical Leave Act leave eligibility during their designation periods.

4104.5

Employees who have already used their four hundred eighty (480) hours of federal FMLA Leave in a 12-month period or 16 weeks of DC FMLA leave within a twenty four (24) month period are not eligible for the Voluntary Leave Program.

4104.6

In accordance with section 1233 (b) of the CMPA (D.C. Official Code § 1-612.33(b)) , if the eligible employee is not capable of making an application on his or her own behalf, another employee may make written application for the employee.

4104.7

All information contained in and accompanying the application shall be kept confidential.

4104.8

All applications to become a leave recipient must include the following documents, as applicable:

(a) An affidavit attesting that the individual requiring personal care is an immediate relative, or that the need to provide personal care is due to the recent adoption of a child or to care for a newborn child; or
(b) A certificate from a physician or other licensed health care professional that the eligible employee has experienced a serious health condition or that an immediate relative requires personal care, except that such a certification will not be required in cases of pregnancy, the recent adoption of a child, or care of a newborn child.
4104.9

Applications to become a leave recipient will be acted upon in the order in which they are received.

D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 6, r. 6-C4104

Final Rulemaking published at 69 DCR 4271 (4/29/2022)