(a) Leave without pay may be granted at the discretion of the agency head in accordance with the following: - (i) An employee injured on the job and receiving Workers Compensation benefits shall, upon request, be entitled to leave without pay in connection with the injury;
- (ii) An employee on military leave described above in Section 13(a) shall, upon request, be entitled to leave without pay in accordance with W.S. 19-11-108 (a-e);
- (iii) Except for the reasons indicated in (i) and (ii) above, leave without pay for medical reasons or any other reason where sick leave use is authorized, an employee shall use all accrued sick leave, compensatory time, vacation leave, or any other available leave before leave without pay will be authorized;
- (iv) For all other types of leave without pay except legislative leave, an employee shall use all accrued compensatory time, vacation or other available leave before leave without pay will be authorized; and
- (v) Leave without pay of more than fifteen (15) consecutive working days shall be reported in writing to the Human Resources Division. A leave without pay shall no continue for more than six (6) months without the approval of the Human Resources Division.
(b) The Governor may furlough employees due to lack of work or funding. An employee furloughed for lack of funding shall be on leave without pay and shall not use paid leave during the furlough period.
006-6 Wyo. Code R. § 6-14