Method of Compensation for Unused Sick Leave. 1. If any employee dies and was entitled to payment for accumulated vacation time or sick leave under the provisions of this agreement, the heirs of such deceased employee who are given priority to succeed to that employee's assets under the laws of intestate succession of this state, or the executor or administrator of that employee's estate, upon submission of satisfactory proof to the County of their entitlement, shall be paid such amount.
2. Upon the death of an employee or upon an employee electing to retire under the State of Nevada Public Employees Retirement System while employed with the County, the employee or the employee's beneficiaries are entitled to payment, not exceeding the total sum of Seven Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($7,500), for the employee's unused accrued sick leave according the employee's number of years of service, as follows: Years of Employment Percent of Accrued Unused With the County Sick Leave for Payment 5-10 35% 10-20 50% Over 20 60%
3. Any employee who resigns in good standing after proper notice or is laid off shall be entitled to payment, not exceeding the total sum of Three Thousand Dollars ($3,000.00), for unused sick leave according to the schedule set forth below. If a sick leave payoff is received as a result of layoff, and the employee is later reinstated, only that sick leave not converted to retirement service credits or paid off at the time of the layoff will be reinstated and the amount of the payoff and the maximum payoff at any future separation from the County will be reduced by the amount paid at layoff. Years of Employment Percent of Accrued Unused With the County Sick Leave for Payment 5-10 35% 10 - 20 50% Over 20 60%
Method of Compensation for Unused Sick Leave. If any Employee dies and was entitled to payment for accumulated vacation time or sick leave under the provisions of this Agreement, the heirs of such deceased Employee who are given priority to succeed to that Employee's assets under the laws of intestate succession of this State, or the executor or administrator of that Employee's estate, upon submission of satisfactory proof to the County of their entitlement, shall be paid such amount. Upon the death of an Employee or upon an Employee electing to retire, resign or leave County service for any reason, the Employee or the Employee's beneficiaries are entitled to payment of one-quarter of the total hours of sick leave not exceeding the total sum of fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000) for the Employee's unused accrued sick leave, providing the Employee has been working for the County for a period of two years. If employee is killed in the line of duty, the decedent’s spouse or children are entitled to a one hundred percent (100%) payoff of accrued sick leave at the employee’s base hourly rate at the time of death. A retired Employee whose premium has been paid pursuant to Article 16C may also elect, subsequent to this period of time and in addition to it, to have the payment in Paragraph B2, above, applied for continued insurance benefits until such time as the payment for the one-quarter of the total hours of sick leave is exhausted. Should the retired Employee die before the sick leave payment is exhausted in insurance premiums, then his/her spouse or beneficiary shall receive the remainder of the monies owed in a lump sum payment.
