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Vacation
Vacation Accrual Schedule
 Less than 3 years of service: 13 days (up to 4.0 hours per pay period).
 3 or more years of service: 18 days (up to 5.54 hours per pay period).
 Employees at the vice president level and above accrue an additional five days paid vacation
a year.

An employee may accrue up to 80 hours (two weeks) of vacation time at the end of a leave year
and carry that balance forward to the next leave year. Any unused vacation time in excess of 80
hours at the end of a leave year will be forfeited.*

Vacation Year: APUS’s vacation year is the period from January 1 to December 31 of the same
calendar year. The vacation year establishes key dates when “use or lose” vacation time is forfeited if
not used.*

An employee who separates employment will be paid in full for any positive vacation balance. Payment
for vacation time balance will be included in the final paycheck and will be subject to FICA and Federal
and State income tax withholding.

California Employees: California employees should contact HR for questions regarding vacation accrual
and carry over allowances across calendar years.

This policy does not apply to full-time faculty members, program directors, or faculty directors. Please
refer to the faculty handbook for more information.

Worker’s Compensation
All employees are covered by worker’s compensation insurance, which compensates an employee for
lost work time, medical expenses, and loss of life or dismemberment from an injury arising out of or in
the course of work. Employees must report any accident or injury immediately to their manager and the
APEI HR Department so that the necessary paperwork may be completed.

USERRA (Time Off to Fulfill Military Obligations)
Those employees who serve in a reserve branch of the armed forces and are required to be absent from
work to fulfill their obligations may request unpaid leaves of absence for that purpose. Military leave
will be handled in accordance with federal and state laws, such as The Uniformed Services Employment
and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 (USERRA).

VIII. EMPLOYEE CONDUCT STANDARDS

Accepted standards of proper behavior include punctuality, making a dedicated effort to the job tasks,
respectful treatment of co-workers and cooperating with others.

The following is a list of specific examples of conduct that may result in disciplinary action, up to
and including termination: (this list is not all inclusive or exclusive)

• Inefficient or careless performance of duties and failure to maintain high standards of
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