Q: I am a letter carrier who is eligible for retirement. What is the maximum amount of annual leave I can receive as a lump-sum payment? A: You can receive a lump-sum payment for a maximum of 440 hours.
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Q: According to an OPM chart, the Annual Leave Year for 2012 begins on Jan. 1, 2012, and ends Jan. 12, 2013. If I am counting correctly, that is 27 pay periods. Is this correct? What will be the maximum number of annual leave hours an employee can accrue for Annual Leave Year 2012? A: As always, the maximum number of annual leave hours you can accrue is the amount you earn during all the pay periods in a leave year. However, with rare exception, the maximum number of hours a nonpostal employee can carry over to the next leave…
Q: In a recent response you stated: “Most of you do get paid for all your unused annual leave if you retire before the end of the leave year; however, if you are an employee of the U.S. Postal Service, the amount of leave for which you can be paid is capped.” What is the cap as a postal service employee? And my maximum leave carryover is 440. If I carry over the max, and then earn another 80 hours prior to my retirement date, am I only paid for the 440 max carryover, or do I get paid for…
Q: I am thinking about leaving federal service after 18 years and will have at least 240 hours of annual leave accrued. I do not want to cash it out and prefer to leave it should I choose to return to federal service. May I do that? A: No.
Q: I am a FERS employee and I have an excess of 23 days of use or lose annual leave. I just took three days off of unscheduled sick leave. Can I use my “use or lose annual leave” instead of using up my sick leave so I can eventually put my sick leave toward my retirement service computation date? I understand that the laws have changed and that now sick leave will be credited toward retirement in FERS and not just in CSRS only. A: You can ask your supervisor to change the leave from sick to annual. As…
Q: I am a CSRS Air Force employee with more than 37 years of civil service. I am considering retiring on Dec. 31. Can I cash in more than 30 days annual leave when I retire, or do I need to use everything over 30 days annual leave prior to my retirement date to keep from losing it? Will the payment of annual leave be paid in the 2012 tax year? Would I qualify for the buyouts the Air Force is about to offer with the same retirement benefits as if I retired Dec. 31? A: As long as you…
Q: Does it make a difference if I retire on Dec. 31? I question it because Dec. 31 starts pay-period 2 and I want to cash in my annual leave without losing the amount over the maximum carryover. A: You are mistaken. The 2011 leave year for non-Postal Service employees ends on Dec. 31. The new leave year begins Jan. 1.
Q: I am a Senior Executive Service member and will be eligible to retire under FERS/Law Enforcement Retirement in December 2012. However, my family would like to move from the Washington D.C. area prior to that time. Can I apply my accrued Annual Leave to leave earlier? I will have approximately two to three months of annual leave to apply. A: There is no provision in law or regulation that would allow you to do that.
Q. After working 26 years for the Postal Service, I transferred to the Defense Department. Postal Service employees have a higher annual leave carryover limit than other federal sectors. I currently have 466 hours of annual leave and the max carryover for DoD is 240. Will I lose all annual leave hours in excess of 240 if not used by Dec. 31? A: According to OPM, “The Postal Service Reorganization Act provides that an employee transferring between the USPS and other agencies may not lose benefits if the employee transfers without a break in service. The employee is entitled to carry over the…
Q: After working 26 years for the U.S. Postal Service, I transferred to the Defense Department. Postal service employees have a higher annual leave carryover limit than other federal sectors. I have 466 hours of annual leave and the max carry-over for DoD is 240. Will I lose all annual leave hours in excess of 240 if not used by December 31st? A: According to OPM, “The Postal Service Reorganization Act provides that an employee transferring between the USPS and other agencies may not lose benefits if the employee transfers without a break in service. The employee is entitled to…