Q. I’m a carrier for the Postal Service. Due to recent health issues, I have had to use a lot of leave without pay. How many hours of annual leave do I lose for using LWOP? A. To find out the effect on annual and sick leave of being on leave without pay, go to www.opm.gov/oca/leave/html/LWOP_eff.asp and scroll down to “Accrual of annual and sick leave.”
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Q. Does a person who is currently working and under workers’ compensation have to use all of his annual leave and/or sick leave before he can use leave without pay for their workers’ comp appointments? A. No. However, the granting of LWOP is entirely at the supervisor’s discretion.
Q. I’ve been on leave without pay for more than a year, having opted out of receiving a top-up from the federal government (I’m with HRSDC), instead collecting employment insurance only. My thinking was that I may not want to return to work, and I didn’t want to owe anything if I was to resign. I opted out of paying into my pension, as well, so I’m on indefinite “care of immediate family” leave. Today, my branch was summoned to a meeting, where we were told to expect the worst (they are cutting 30 percent of staff). I would like…
Q. I have 23 years and 11 months in the Postal Service. I am going to be 60 on June 26. I have not been able to work since June 21, 2011, and have been on leave without pay. I applied for Social Security disability and was turned down. My assessment was inconclusive, leaving out the reason for my disability. So I have a lawyer who states I have and excellent case, which he says may not be resolved until the beginning of 2013. About a month ago, I put in for early retirement due to financial hardship. Later, I…
Q. I am a 20+year Postal Service employee. I had an on-the-job injury and have been on leave without pay and receiving workers’ compensation for two years. Recently, I was separated from the Postal Service due to being on the Office of Workers’ Compensation Program rolls for more than a year. My last pay stub shows I have 190 hours of annual leave. Should I be paid for this now that I’ve been separated? A. Yes, you are entitled to a lump-sum payment from your former agency.
Q. My mother and I are both Postal Service FERS employees. My mother is planning to retire in two years at age 67 with 15+ years of service. She has had some injuries and illness over the past few years, including an on-the-job injury that her supervisor intentionally mishandled to keep her from receiving workers’ compensation, which have depleted her sick leave and any annual leave reserve. She has very little reserve to handle any more such occurrences without using leave without pay. She is under the impression that she cannot retire with FERS or benefits if she uses any…
Q. I am a guardsman who has been on continuous active-duty orders since June 2004. I was employed as a civil service technician from 1981 to 2004 (with FERS). When I went on orders in 2004, I was continued in leave-without-pay status in my civil service technician position by my Guard unit until my five-year Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act rule ran out in 2009, when I was forced to give up my technician position or face being placed in AWOL status. Now that I am nearing the end of my active-duty orders in October (I do not…
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. My sister has been on leave without pay with the Postal Service for over three years and is receiving payments from the Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs due to a work-related injury incurred some years back. Recently, she received a bill for her life insurance for $400 a month. It has been our understanding that she would pay her portion for health insurance only, and that life insurance is covered under workers’ comp. Please advise. A. You are only partly right. For the full story, go to www.opm.gov/insure/life/faq/faqs-5.asp and scroll down through the Q&As.
Q. I was told that federal employees are not covered under temporary disability insurance. I was directed to different offices with negative results. I asked our CIVPAY office and was told that I have mandatory payroll deduction for Old Age Survivors and Disability Insurance for the past 28 years meant for disability insurance. I have submitted my disability retirement application to our civilian personnel Office at Fort Shafter, Hawaii, since December. I have depleted my personal savings and am experiencing financial hardship and I need help. Please direct me to the right office to apply for this temporary disability insurance…