There are two circumstances in which vacation leave may be accumulated above the maximum of 280 hours.
On June 15th, an employee is assigned to work on a special project. It is expected that the assignment will last six months. Due to an ambitious timeline and strict deadlines, the employee will not be able to take any vacation leave during that time.
* On June 15th, the employee's vacation leave balance is 300 hours.
* The employee accrues 10 hours monthly.
* The employee's anniversary date is October 16th.
Because the employee will not be able to use leave from June 15th through December 15th the employee files a statement of necessity asking to defer the leave accrued during this time. This deferred leave will not be lost as long as the employee uses the deferred hours by their next anniversary date (October 16th of the following year).
The 20 hours of excess vacation leave the employee had on June 15th are not covered by the statement of necessity.
Wash. Admin. Code § 357-31-215
Statutory Authority: Chapter 41.06 RCW. 09-23-057, § 357-31-215, filed 11/12/09, effective 12/15/09; 09-11-065, § 357-31-215, filed 5/14/09, effective 6/16/09; 05-08-137, § 357-31-215, filed 4/6/05, effective 7/1/05.