Accrued Sick Leave Upon Separation of Employment

Any unused sick leave balance shall be forfeited and may not be paid to an employee upon his or her separation from KSU.

At the time of retirement, employees may receive service time credit for unused sick leave in accordance with the conversion chart maintained by their respective Kentucky retirement systems, including but not limited to Kentucky Public Pensions Authority. Service time credit is not applicable for non-state retirement programs. Actual credit is determined by the corresponding regulations of the various state retirement systems.

RELATED POLICIES:

Bereavement Leave Policy

FMLA Policy

Shared Sick Leave Policy

STATUTORY AND REGULATORY REFERENCES:

KRS 161.620

KRS 161.623

RIO 101.023