A Sea Of Red

Richmond

http://watchdog.org/145898/richmond-pension-unique/

Although it isn’t uncommon for public employers to calculate unused sick leave into pension packages — it’s written into federal law that federal employees can do so —

I liked that part of the story the best

Government makes me sick

we have like 3 of these going on around our area like at all times.

BuryYourDuke wrote:You should either be able to take your sick leave prior to retirement, or be paid for it. It's yours, you earned it.

I disagree, and I would think anyone on this board who is an employer would as well. Sick leave is not time off you earned and can take when you want like vacation time is. It's a benefit that protects you against financial loss IF YOU GET SICK. If you are blessed with good health, thank God for granting it to you. You haven't been ripped off because you didn't get more paid time off over and above your vacations.

Yes, some employers do pay departing employees for unused sick time as an incentive to not abuse the benefit by taking off when you aren't sick. When I retired I had accumulated almost a year of unused SL, and our agency paid 25% of that up to a maximum amount.