Miami-Dade County Paid Leave for Employees Attending VA Appointments

A Miami-Dade County or Public Health Trust employee with a VA service-connected rating gets up to 24 hours a year of paid leave for VA examinations and treatment of the disability, prorated for part-time staff.

Also called: county employees, paid leave, VA appointment, Public Health Trust, Jackson Health, Chapter 11A, Ord. 17-76.

For: Veteran or service member.

Where it applies

Written for the jurisdictions listed here.

Miami-Dade County, FLCounty

Article XI of chapter 11A of the Code of Miami-Dade County (Ordinance 17-76, 2017) gives paid leave to an employee of the county or the Public Health Trust "who has been rated by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs ... to have incurred a disability connected to military service and has been scheduled by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs to be reexamined or treated for the disability". How much. Up to 24 hours a calendar year, for all disabilities together, without loss of pay or benefits, paid for the scheduled hours missed. Part-time and seasonal employees get a proportional amount. Unused hours lapse at the end of the year. Who. All full-time employees outside a bargaining unit, and those in units whose collective bargaining agreements expressly provide it. Any service-connected rating counts, 0% included on the words of the ordinance. Claiming it. Give the department head documentation of the rating and the VA appointment, in the form Human Resources prescribes.

Thresholds

Thresholds for Miami-Dade County Paid Leave for Employees Attending VA Appointments
Gate	Rule
County or Public Health Trust employee with a service-connected rating	Any VA service-connected rating and a scheduled VA examination or treatment. Unionised staff only if their agreement provides it.

Sources

Code of Miami-Dade County, chapter 11A, article XI, paid leave for employees who are disabled veteransOfficial

Updated

Last updated 2026-10-02.

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