Time-Off Maintenance Additional Limit

Sick Leave for Minnesota (ESST) requires two different limits unlike other States that require a limit and a carryover current limit.

Sick Leave for Minnesota (ESST) requires one limit for 48 hours/year (accrued hours only).  A second limit required can accrue up to 80 hours total (accrued+carryover-used).  The Addl Hours/Year field meets this need.

Time-Off Maintenance for Minnesota's ESST.  

• Sick accrues at one hour per 30 hours worked (.03334/hour worked).  The maximum is 48 hours per year.
• Employees carryover their leave, with a maximum total hours to use of 80 hours.

Example:

• Employee has 30 hours of EST leave for the year and 50 hours of carryover.  They will not accrue additional leave due to the 80-hour total limit.

Additional Information:

1. Payroll Options apply to the entire Company Code.  No changes will affect one Time-Off Code.  The Time-Off Descriptions in Payroll Options apply to the same column in the Time-off Maintenance Code created.
2. The selections can be different in each Time-Off Code. Normally, these will be the same for all employees.
3. Addl Hours/Year.
   1. The Addl Hours/Year field is not editable in Employee Maintenance.  This field defaults from the Time-Off Code.
   2. The Hours/Year limit applies when Payroll Options, Hours to use for Time-Off Limit field has Accrued Hours Only selected.
   3. The Addl Hours/Year can be Total Hours Accrued (Accrued+Carryover-Used).  
4. Addl Hrs to Use field. 
   1. The Addl Hrs to Use field isn’t enabled unless the Addl Hours/Year field has data.  (Grayed out if 0.00). 
   2. Accrued Only is used when carryover hours and used hours do not apply to the limit.
   3. Select Accrued+CO when total accrued hours plus carryover hours equals the annual limit defined in the Addl Hours/Year field.
   4. Select Accrued+CO-Used when all 3 are used in the limit calculation defined in the Addl Hours/Year field.