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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">An important message from FSU Office of Human Resources<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%"><b><span style="mso-ligatures:none">This message has been approved by Shelley Lopez, Program Director, Communications/Special Projects, for distribution to all Department Representatives.</span></b><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Please notify all employees in your department of this important information.</span></i><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">As announced in October, the University has temporarily increased the maximum annual leave year-end limit by 80 hours. Employees with hours above the 2023 maximum year-end annual
leave limit as of <b><span style="color:black;background:white">December 21, 2023</span></b>, will have those hours converted to sick leave at the end of Pay Period “N”
<span style="color:black;background:white">(January 4, 2024). Employees</span> can view their new leave balances
<span style="color:black;background:white">on January 9,</span> 2024.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Maximum Year-End Annual Leave Balances:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">All hours beyond these limits are considered excess annual leave.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Employees who do not want to retain the 80 hours of annual leave and would like hours above the normal pay plan limit for their classification converted to sick leave will need
to complete the </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"><a href="https://hr.fsu.edu/sites/g/files/upcbnu2186/files/PDF/RequestRollOverExcessAnnualLeaveToSick-2023.pdf"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#0563C1">Request
to Roll Over Excess Annual Leave Hours to Sick form</span></a></span><span style="mso-ligatures:none">. The completed form must be received in Human Resources no later than December 8, 2023, to be eligible for review and processing.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">The increase to the 2023 maximum year-end annual leave balances will
<b><u>NOT</u></b> impact the lifetime maximum leave payout limits outlined in the policy. All leave payouts will be in accordance with normal maximum payout amounts.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><span style="mso-ligatures:none">How to Determine if Employees Have Excess Annual Leave Balances:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:4.8pt;text-autospace:none"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Departments can use this OMNI query to identify employees with excess annual leave balances.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Questions? </span></b><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Please<b>
</b>contact a member of the </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"><a href="https://hr.fsu.edu/about-us/contacts?tid=16"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:blue">Attendance &
Leave staff</span></a></span><span style="mso-ligatures:none">. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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