NAC284.632. Layoffs: Calculation of seniority.

     1. For the purposes of calculating an employee’s seniority for NAC 284.614, 284.618 and 284.630:

     (a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, the total number of years of continuous full-time equivalent service up to the effective date of the layoff must be included.

     (b) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, the sum of the calculation made pursuant to paragraph (a) or, if applicable, subsection 5 must be reduced by the following periods if those periods occurred during the 36 months immediately preceding the date of the notification of layoff:

          (1) For a nonexempt employee, any combination of leave without pay and catastrophic leave in excess of 240 hours in the period preceding the date of the notification of layoff equal to 12 months of full-time equivalent service;

          (2) For an exempt classified employee or exempt unclassified employee, any combination of leave without pay and catastrophic leave in excess of 30 working days in the period preceding the date of the notification of layoff equal to 12 months of full-time equivalent service; and

          (3) Any time covered by a report on performance which rated the employee below standard, excluding evaluations received within 75 calendar days before the notification of layoff.

     2. For the purposes of the reduction in the calculation of seniority required by paragraph (b) of subsection 1:

     (a) The reduction may not include:

          (1) A leave of absence without pay during a fiscal emergency of the State or an agency pursuant to NAC 284.580;

          (2) A leave of absence without pay for a work-related injury or illness pursuant to NRS 281.390; or

          (3) A military leave of absence pursuant to NRS 284.359.

     (b) As set forth in subparagraphs (1) and (2) of paragraph (b) of subsection 1, an employee whose base hours are more than 80 hours biweekly must be allotted additional leave without pay and catastrophic leave in proportion to the base hours for his or her pay class designation.

     3. For the purposes of calculating seniority for layoff, if seniority is otherwise equal, seniority must be determined in the following order:

     (a) Total time within the occupational group;

     (b) Total time within the department; and

     (c) By lot.

     4. For the purposes of calculating seniority for reemployment, if seniority is otherwise equal, seniority must be determined by lot.

     5. A department may request from the Commission approval to calculate the number of years of continuous full-time equivalent service of an employee of the department by doubling the time spent by the employee in his or her present occupational group as categorized by NRS 284.171 and adding that amount to the time spent by the employee in all former occupational groups up to the date of layoff. If the Commission approves the request of the department to calculate the number of years of service pursuant to this section, the department shall use this method to calculate the number of years of service:

     (a) Only to determine which employees will receive a layoff notice and not for the placement of those employees on the reemployment list; and

     (b) Until the department seeks from and is granted approval by the Commission to revert to the method of calculating the number of years of service set forth in paragraph (a) of subsection 1.

     (Added to NAC by Personnel Comm’n by R096-03, eff. 10-30-2003; A by R182-03, 1-27-2004; R143-05, 12-29-2005)