If a member receives no salary or a partial salary while on a leave of absence, this may impact retirement service credit. The leave of absence may be due to a member being on family medical leave, military leave, sabbatical leave, workers’ compensation, or short-term disability benefits. This section contains information on each of these types of leave. For more information on how receiving short-term disability or long-term disability benefits may impact retirement service credit, see the Disability Benefits section.
In instances where the contributions reported to URS represent hours below the minimum for eligibility in a URS retirement system, employers are required to maintain accurate records and inform our office of the dates a member’s leave of absence begins and ends by completing a Leave Notification (Form MELV-1).