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Regular Employees

Employment StatusBiweekly AccrualsAnnual Accruals
20-29 hours per week2.50 hours65 hours
30-39 hours per week3.50 hours91 hours
40 hours per week4.00 hours104 hours
  • Employees must be in paid status for at least half of their regularly scheduled work hours in a pay period.
  • Newly hired Benefited Employees will begin accruing sick leave with the first full pay period of employment.
  • There is no maximum accrual limit placed on sick leave balances.
  • Disbursement of Accrued Sick Leave at Separation: 
    • Upon separation with less than five (5) years of continuous service as measured from the employee’s current service date, an employee’s accrued sick leave balance is lost. 
    • Upon separation with five (5) or more years of continuous service as measured from the employee’s current service date, employees receive the monetary value of a certain portion of their accrued Sick Leave as follows:
      • Employees with five (5) or more years of continuous service as measured from the employee’s current service date, will have the monetary value of 35% of the number of hours remaining in their accrued sick leave balance deposited into a post-employment health reimbursement account (HRA).  
      • Employees with 10 or more years of continuous service will have the monetary value of 50% of the number of hours remaining in their accrued sick leave balance deposited into a post-employment health reimbursement account (HRA).
      • Exception:  if the monetary value of the applicable percentage of the number of hours remaining in the accrued sick leave balance is $2,500 or less, the employee will receive a cash payout.
      • Refer to policy for exceptions regarding disabled veterans, death of an employee, and Elected Officials.

Temporary Employees

  • As of 1/1/21, temporary employees receive sick leave of 1 hour for each 30 hours worked, up to a maximum of 48 hours per year (this calculates to .0334 hrs sick leave per hour worked ).
  • This is not paid out at termination, but if an employee returns within 6 months, the leave hours are reinstated.
  • If an employee goes from a temporary to a regular position, any accumulated temp sick hours will be moved to the employee's regular sick leave bank.

For more information on Sick Leave see:

Human Resources Department

HOURS: Monday - Friday, 8:00am-4:30pm

200 West Oak, Suite 3200, Fort Collins, CO 80521
PO Box 1190, Fort Collins, CO 80522
PHONE: (970) 498-5970 | FAX: (970) 498-5980
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