Q. If you retire in the middle of a pay period, do you get credit for four hours of annual leave, or do you have to work the full pay period to get any credit for annual leave? A. You have to complete a pay period to get credit for annual and sick leave.
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Q. I am 44 years old, and I am covered under FERS with a scheduled leave date of November 1985 but did not start working full time until August 1989. I recently enrolled in the Federal Employees Health Benefits plan, as my wife’s insurance coverage was better than FEHB. If offered, would I be eligible for a VERA/VSIP without any penalty? A. Yes. Although you worked part time for several years, your service computation date shows that you were given full-time credit for those years of service. The only effect of having worked part time is that your annuity will…
Q. I am a FERS employee who separated in January 2001 with a sick leave balance. I returned to federal employment as a presidential appointee. When I retire, will I receive credit for the sick leave balance I had when I separated in 2001? A. Yes, the unused sick leave balance will be recredited to you.
Q. I am under FERS and have 30 years of service as of February. I will not be eligible for voluntary retirement until July 2013, when I will be 56. After completing 30 years of service and prior to my 56th birthday, I may be required to take extended leave, including leave without pay, to care for my elderly mother, who is in poor health. How will leave without pay affect my retirement? A. First things first. You’ll have to get you supervisor’s approval to take extended leave without pay. If your request is granted, taking up to six months…
Q. I served four years on Air Force active duty. I was hired for a federal civilian position and have been working for four years. I’m not sure if I’m going to stick it out for another 20 or 30. During my civilian employment, I bought back my military time. However, now I’m considering joining the reserve. Will my active-duty service time buyback affect my reserve retirement down the road? Will those four years of active-duty service count toward a reserve retirement? A. Making a deposit to get credit civilian for your active-duty service won’t have any effect on your…
Q. I worked from 1995 to 2005 for the Postal Service. For the first six years, I was a rural carrier associate. For the last three years, I was career with my own route. I may be going back to work for the Postal Service very soon and want to know what “back” time will be counted toward my retirement? Since I have a seven-year break in service, am I even entitled to get any of those years counted toward retirement? Is it by hours worked or by years worked? I was hoping I would get back at least the three years…
Q. I plan to retire with 34 years, four months of service. When my annuity is computed, will the four months be included in the equation? A. Yes.
Q: I worked part time for the Navy Exchange as a stock clerk from 1969 to 1971 while I was a student in high school. I joined federal service in 1981 where I am still employed under the CSRS system. Does the time I worked for the exchange count toward my federal service time? A: No.
Q: I have just over 18 years of in service time in a primary fire position. I left that position and went into a 0018 series. If I leave the 0018 series and go back into a 462 secondary position, do I have to start over with my firefighter retirement or will my past creditable time in a firefighter covered position still count toward my firefighter retirement? I am 38 and looking at getting back into a covered position to finish my firefighter retirement service. A: Your past creditable time will count.
Q: A former supervisor recently told me that my time as a tribal employee before being hired by the Bureau of Indian Affairs is creditable service under Public Law 93-638 Self Governance Act. I was hired by a federal employee in 1979 into a federal organization (BIA) but as a tribal employee. I was paid according to the GS payscale. It was a federal forestry organization with a few tribal employees. In 1992, I transferred to the BIA, with no break in service, to the same pay band, performing the same duties, with the same supervisor. Everything remained the same…