R477-8-13. Excess Hours

  (1) An employee may use excess hours the same way as annual leave.

  (a) An employee may not work hours which would lead to the accrual of excess hours without prior management approval.

  (b) An employee may not use any leave time, other than holiday and jury leave, that results in the accrual of excess hours.

  (c) An employee may not accumulate more than 80 excess hours.

  (d) Agency management shall pay out excess hours:

  (i) for all hours accrued above the limit set by DHRM;

  (ii) when an employee is assigned from one agency to another; and

  (iii) upon separation.

  (e) Agency management may pay out excess hours:

  (i) automatically in the same pay period accrued;

  (ii) at any time during the year as determined appropriate by a state agency or division; or

  (iii) upon request of the employee and approval by the agency head or designee.