A-3 Category Leave Creditable Amount Maximum Approving Remarks Group Service Accrued/ Leave Authority Authorized Carryover Military Leave FULL TIME Service Chief If military service is greater – May carry 30 days or less than 30 days, employee Physician 15 days per over 15 days; (may be delegated) must submit orders or other Dentist fiscal year max is 30 acceptable military Podiatrist days documentation and request Optometrist must go through HRMS for review All other Up to 120 May carry employees hours per fiscal over up to year 120 unused hours; max is 240 hours Authorized Absence Excused Up to 1 hour Service Chief For tardiness only. See Absence (May be delegated) Appendix F No donations; 7 calendar Service Chief Meeting, conventions, etc. or VA days or less (May be delegated) supported Greater than 7 Medical Center travel calendar days Director Receipt of Medical Center Route to HRMS at least 6 non-VA Director weeks prior to first date of financial Any amount travel donation travel HRMS (with Route through HRMS Any amount recommendation (see Appendix J) Training from service chief) Court Leave/Jury Duty Jury Duty No fixed Service Chief Must submit evidence of amount actual time served on jury Court Leave No fixed Service Chief after Subpoena or summons; or Official amount consultation with route to HRMS for review Duty HRMS Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) FMLA Up to 12 weeks Route through Service per 12-month Chief to HRMS for review period (16 weeks for maternity/ *Pro-rated for part-time paternity, if employees bargaining unit employee) Service Member FMLA Care Up to 26 weeks – for Family per 12-month Member period
A-3 Category Leave Group Creditable Service Amount Accrued/ Authorized Maximum Leave Carryover Approving Authority Remarks Military Leave FULL TIME Physician Dentist Podiatrist Optometrist 15 days per fiscal year May carry over 15 days; max is 30 days Service Chief – 30 days or less (may be delegated) If military service is greater than 30 days, employee must submit orders or other acceptable military documentation and request must go through HRMS for review All other employees Up to 120 hours per fiscal year May carry over up to 120 unused hours; max is 240 hours Authorized Absence Excused Absence Up to 1 hour Service Chief (May be delegated) For tardiness only. See Appendix F No donations; or VA supported travel 7 calendar days or less Service Chief (May be delegated) Meeting, conventions, etc. Greater than 7 calendar days Medical Center Director Receipt of non-VA financial donation travel Any amount Medical Center Director Route to HRMS at least 6 weeks prior to first date of travel Training Any amount HRMS (with recommendation from service chief) Route through HRMS (see Appendix J) Court Leave/Jury Duty Jury Duty No fixed amount Service Chief Must submit evidence of actual time served on jury Court Leave or Official Duty No fixed amount Service Chief after consultation with HRMS Subpoena or summons; route to HRMS for review Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) FMLA Up to 12 weeks per 12-month period (16 weeks for maternity/ paternity, if bargaining unit employee) Route through Service Chief to HRMS for review *Pro-rated for part-time employees Service Member FMLA – Care for Family Member Up to 26 weeks per 12-month period