Pennsylvania Statutes Title 71 Pa.C.S.A. State Government § 2608. Leave of absence

(a) Right of return.--If there is a vacancy with the same appointing authority, an employee who has been granted a leave of absence at the discretion of an appointing authority shall, upon expiration of the leave of absence, have the right of return to any of the following:

(b) No vacancy upon return.--If there is no vacancy to which the employee on leave can be returned, the employee shall retain priority of return to the class from which the leave of absence was granted for a period of one year following the date of expiration of the leave, and, during that time period, the employee shall have precedence for employment over employees furloughed from the same class.