Leave Sharing Network

True to the spirit of camaraderie, the FCCA has a unique network to help out members in times of need. The Voluntary Leave Share Program allows an employee who experiences a personal or family medical emergency and who exhausts all available paid leave to receive donated annual leave from other employees. Once the individual meets the criteria in the Guide to Judiciary Policies and Procedures, Chapter 10, Subchapter 1630.2, the Clerk or Human Resource Specialist notifies the Administrative Office. Once approved under the program, normally the Human Resources Specialist will send an e-mail to members of the district’s court unit. This is where we need your help. Sometimes, the word does not get to the FCCA Leave Share Committee. If you are aware of an FCCA member who is an approved leave recipient, please inform the Leave Share Committee by sending the following information to Laudan Batino, Chair, via e-mail:

Name, Position, Title, and Grade of Employee; Type of Court and Location; number of years as an FCCA member (must also be a current member); brief description of the medical emergency situation; and leave donor forms.

Leave donors must submit an Application to Become a Leave Recipient along with a SF 71, Application for Leave, to their local Time and Attendance Clerk for processing. These forms are available through their Personnel/Human Resources Unit. Once the request is received, the leave share committee forwards the information to the FCCA board members. They, in turn, distribute the information to their circuit and district representatives. Upon approval by the Clerk and/or Human Resources Division, the representatives then disseminate the information to their FCCA members.

The Voluntary Leave Share Program has helped many Judiciary and FCCA employees since its inception. Donating leave is great way to help an FCCA colleague in time of need. Please share your leave whenever you can.

From recent and past recipients, “Thank you!”