Q. I am a FERS employee with more than 25 years of service at 51 years of age. I am interested in retiring at this point and want to know how this will work. I have money under the Thrift Savings Plan and do not plan to draw any annuity until I reach my minimum retirement age. Will I be penalized for each year I did not work until the MRA? Will I be paid for the annual leave I have at the time of separation? How will this affect my ability to opt for medical insurance when I reach…
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Q. I’m a Title 38 registered nurse under FERS and I plan to retire Jan. 10, 2015. I’ll have more than 2,355 hours of sick leave to turn in and receive credit. I will be 62 with more than 30 years of service. What will my months of credit be?
Q. I’m a Defense Department civilian employee. Is it possible to cash out some of my annual leave for cash? If not, is there a written guideline or directive that states this? As a contractor, I was able to cash out some of my annual leave, and that was a nice option.
Q. I have recently paid off my military deposit. When will my service computation date be updated, or does that date not change?
Q. I’ve been with the federal government for less than two years. I’m soon to separate from service to pursue other opportunities. If I don’t use my accrued sick leave, do I lose it or am I compensated for that time in my last check?
Q. I am 64 years old with 31 years of creditable service. Under what circumstances would I be eligible for severance pay?
Q. If I were to retire Jan. 2, 2014, how much of my eight hours of annual leave and my four hours of sick leave would I receive with the pay period ending on Jan. 11, 2014? Do they prorate the leave?
Q. On Nov. 1, 2014, I will have 41 years and 11 months of CSRS service. I will also have over a year of sick leave. It is my understanding that on this date, my retirement will be maxed out. Does this mean that I will lose this sick leave, or will this year add an additional 2 percent to the 80 percent for retirement?
Q. I started working for the federal government in September 2008 and separated in June. If I get rehired into the federal government this month, do I go back to career status and earn six hours of leave since I worked over three years without a break in service? Also, would I be subject to a probationary period again?
Q. If an employee is transferring to another federal agency, is there a prohibition from using annual leave up until the time of transfer? For example, if the date of transfer from one agency is Sept. 21 with the gaining agency date of Sept. 22, can the employee take annual leave from Sept. 16 through the 20th?