Can I use vacation leave, sick leave or any other type of leave in order to avoid working during a flu pandemic?
Before an emergency is declared, you may request leave time, and it will be reviewed and approved or denied in accord with the leave provisions of your contract or plan. Our objective is to ensure that the State’s critical services are continued during a pandemic. At this time, our goal is to encourage healthy employees to report to work. In a declared emergency, we anticipate that discretionary leaves generally will not be approved; however, based on the virility of the virus and recommendations from the Minnesota Department of Health, discretionary leaves may be considered.
