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August 1, 2003
Mr. Peter Benner, Executive Director
AFSCME Council No. 6, AFL-CIO
300 Hardman Avenue South, Suite 3
South St. Paul, MN 55075-2470
Dear Mr. Benner:
During 1996, the Joint Labor/Management Committee on Employee Assistance developed the
following parameters and guidelines on leave time for EAP appointments.
EAP Parameters:
The EAP acts primarily as an assessment, short-term counseling and referral agency.
Counseling sessions in state EAP offices are usually one hour in length.
The majority of EAP clients are provided one or two counseling sessions. Occasionally,
EAP clients will be seen up to four sessions, but these are usually spaced out over several
weeks.
Guidelines on leave time for EAP Appointments:
State time should be allowed for all supervisory – suggested referrals to EAP.
Self-initiated use of EAP could be granted state time, vacation or sick leave.
Vacation leave or sick leave may be used if an employee does not want to request the use
of State time through his/her supervisor.
On occasions when EAP refers the employee to community resources, the employee would
be expected to use sick leave for health related issues covered under insurance plans and
vacation leave for all other concerns, i.e., financial, career, and marriage counseling.
Sincerely,
Paul Larson
Deputy Commissioner
Equal Opportunity Employer
Minnesota Department of Employee Relations
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