Sec. 505.060. EFFECT OF SICK LEAVE; ANNUAL LEAVE. (a) An employee may elect to use accrued sick leave before receiving income benefits. If an employee elects to use sick leave, the employee is not entitled to income benefits under this chapter until the employee has exhausted the employee's accrued sick leave.
(b) An employee may elect to use all or any number of weeks of accrued annual leave after the employee's accrued sick leave is exhausted. If an employee elects to use annual leave, the employee is not entitled to income benefits under this chapter until the elected number of weeks of leave have been exhausted.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 706, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001; Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1017, Sec. 2.01, eff. Sept. 1, 2002; Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1456, Sec. 14.03, eff. June 17, 2001.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 5 - Workers' Compensation
Subtitle C - Workers' Compensation Insurance Coverage for Certain Government Employees
Section 505.051. Administration; Rules; Forms
Section 505.053. Certified Copies of Division Documents
Section 505.054. Preemployment Physical; Examining Physicians
Section 505.055. Reports of Injuries
Section 505.056. Required Examination of Injured Employee; Refusal to Submit to Examination
Section 505.057. Refusal to Submit to Medical Treatment
Section 505.058. Postponement of Hearing
Section 505.059. Notice of Appeal; Notice of Trial Court Judgment; Offense