Articles

• Fed paid family leave passes in House

  The House Defense authorization bill, which contains a provision that would permit federal employees to move from taking unpaid family leave to taking paid family leave, passed the House of Representatives. View More

• OPM issues new religious time-off rules

  The Office of Personnel Management has issued final regulations to amend its current rule on compensatory time off for religious observances, giving federal employees more flexibility to take-off for religious reasons. View More

• Fiscal 2020 budget request reduces overall number of leave days for feds

  The fiscal year 2020 budget request includes a proposal that would change how federal employees accrue and take paid time off, and would also reduce the overall number of leave days. View More

QA

• When can I take leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act?Apr 06, 2014

  The Family and Medical Leave Act provides for 12 administrative workweeks of unpaid leave during any 12-month period for several circumstances. View More

• How does the leave transfer program work?Apr 06, 2014

  All agencies must operate a leave transfer program, which is designed to help employees who are experiencing a medical or family emergency and who have exhausted all of their available paid leave. An employee who receives and uses donated leave continues to be paid at his or her pay rate as if in work status. View More

• At what rate do I accumulate sick leave and how much of it can I have to my credit?Apr 06, 2014

  Full-time employees earn four hours of sick leave each biweekly pay period (13 days a year); part-time workers earn one hour of sick leave for every 20 hours in a pay status. View More