How are an employee′s benefits affected by reinstatement?
Should the separated employee accept a job offer to an FTE position, the agency will reinstate the employee′s accumulated sick leave, and will provided the employee the option of buying back, all, some, or none of his annual leave at the rate it was paid out at the time of the separation. Upon returning to employment in an insurance eligible FTE position, the employee will also be offered insurance benefits as a new hire. The reinstated employee may purchase retirement service credit under the leave of absence provision in Section 9-1-1140 (D) for the period of time that the employee was not employed by State government, at the cost specified in Section 9-1-1140 (D). When an employee is reinstated, this time will not be considered punitive in the determination of retiree insurance eligibility.
