Q. I have been on workers’ compensation since 1991. How long can I remain on it? I am 64 years old.
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Q. I am a re-employed annuitant and the offset of my retirement has been waived. I work part time no more than 1,040 hours per year. I am being told that when I use my annual and sick leave, it is counted as work time and considered into the 1,040 hours. Please advise.
Q. I had 274 hours of sick leave when I resigned from a federal job in 1993. I was rehired by the federal government in 2013. Will these sick leave hours be restored?
Q. I was employed by the Postal Service for nearly six years and voluntarily separated. I am now employed by Defense Department and had 5½ years between employment periods. Is the sick leave I left at the Postal Service available to credit to my current job? How can I find the balance available?
Q. I’m preparing to leave FEMA (full-time, temp) after six years of service and transfer to the Veterans Affairs Department, with approximately 330 hours of accrued annual leave. Can I sell all or a portion of my earned leave, prior to leaving FEMA or after I start my new VA job?
Q. Can I use my sick time to retire at an early age and still be eligible to receive the 1.1 percent FERS annuity calculation? I am a 26-year employee of the Postal Service, age 60. I have 1,700 hours of sick time.
Q. Can a career executive carry over more than 720 hours if they retire during the first week of January? I have 800 hours and need to know if that can be paid or if I will lose anything beyond 720 hours.
Q. I am a FERS employee with 32 years. I was told by human resources that retirements were calculated on 30-day months/a 360-day year. That means we lose five days per year. How does that affect our retirements? For me, that is 160 days lost.
Q. I am receiving workers’ compensation benefits through the Postal Service. I am considering the switch from OWCP to OPM (FERS). My concern is that I have been on OWCP since 1997 and am worried that all my cost-of-living adjustments would somehow not roll over and be figured into the Office of Personnel Management payments. Is there a way to get an accurate calculation of what my current benefits with OPM would be so that I can make an informed decision rather than trying to guess-timate? I called OPM and they told me they thought that the payments would be…
Q. My T42 appointment is expiring Sept. 30. The original appointment was for more than a year, but a recent extension was for 90 days. Will I be paid for unused annual leave, or should I take it before Sept. 30?