Q: I have a question on paid annual leave upon retirement. I will be 59 years and 8 months old and has 37 years seven months on the target retirement date of Dec. 31. I only earned 33 quarters and to earn more credit on Social Security, can paid annual leave be considered as Social Security income for the year 2012, since the paid annual leave is not included as CSRS income for the year 2011? If so, what is the procedure to report it as Social Security income? And will this only be applied at the end of the…
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Q: I will have approximately 372 hours of annual leave on the books prior to my retirement date Oct. 31. Can I take all of my leave at once prior to my retirement date, or do I have to accept a lump-sum payment? A: The civilian federal government doesn’t provide for terminal leave. Therefore, you can only use your annual leave in that manner if it is appoved by your supervisor.
Q: I will be 59 years and 8 months old with 37 years, 7 months of federal service on my target retirement date of Dec. 31. I only earned 33 quarters of Social Security; to earn more credit on Social Security, can paid annual leave be considered as Social Security income for the year 2012, because the paid annual leave is not included as Civil Service Retirement System income for the year 2011? If so, what is the procedure to report it as Social Security income? And will this only be applied at the end of the year of retirement,…
Q: I will have approximately 372 hours of annual leave on the books prior to my Oct. 31 retirement date. Can I take all of my leave at once prior to my retirement date, or do I have to accept a lump-sum payment? A: The civilian federal government doesn’t provide for terminal leave. You can only use your annual leave in that manner if it is appoved by your supervisor.
Q: I am a 48-year-old employee with 18 years of government service in the U.S. Postal Service and the Veterans Affairs Department. I am on a two-week leave of absence due to stress from my supervisor and would like to resign without filing action so that I may find other government employment. What is the longest unpaid absence I can take so that I may try another type of employment while on unpaid leave status? A: If you didn’t report to work, you’d be considered to be absent without leave and your agency could begin the process of separating you…
Q: My retirement date was July 1. I have negative-170 hours of sick leave and negative-32 hours of annual leave. I will receive an annuity, but I will get an interim amount first: How much will I have to pay back? A: Unless your agency waives payment, you will owe a debt that must be repaid. Whether they will require you to pay it before you separate or ask the Office of Personnel Management to withhold the required amount from your annuity is a decision they will have to make. You need to talk to someone in your personnel office…
Q: I read on Fed Weekly that some congressional discussions occurred on the subject of allowing federal workers to transfer all or part of their unused sick and annual leave into their Thrift Savings Plan accounts. Are there any discussions on this topic and if so, do you know the status and if and when this would be implemented? A: While there may have been discussions, none of them have resulted in a legislative proposal being introduced in either chamber of Congress.
Q: I am a CSRS dentist with more than 36 years of government service and I am about to retire. I have 80 days (not hours) of annual leave for which I should receive a lump-sum payment upon retirement from my local VA medical center, minus income tax and other deductions. My local payroll office tells me that although they will use my base and market pay to determine my annual salary, that salary will be divided by 364 days (instead of 261 days) to determine my daily and hourly rate. This doesn’t seem correct, as my ability to earn…
Q: 1. Can I apply annual leave to extend my time on the rolls for the purpose of maintaining health benefits for a longer time? 2. Can I apply my AL to my “creditable service time” for the purpose of adding service time to help me reach retirement at an earlier future date (though still not eligible for immediate retirement now) even after adding AL time? 3. Can I use AL to help me qualify for severance pay (5 days more and I would have been eligible)? Background: I was recently separated from federal service. I tried to retire under…
Q: I recently retired from the Coast Guard as a Reserve warrant officer with 30 years of service (13 years active duty and 17 years as a reservist). Upon taking my GS position with the Coast Guard, I bought my 13 years of active duty in a lump sum. During my new-hire orientation, I was told that my bi-weekly leave accumulation would rise from four hours per pay period to six hours per pay period. To date, after two years, one month of GS service, I am still receiving four hours per pay period. Am I correct that I should…