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Post by mess on Jul 21, 2013 19:59:04 GMT -5
I work for a state agency and we are permitted to take up to 30 days per year without pay.
this comes in handy if we need more time off than our vacation leave permits
just wondering if this option exists for federal employees.
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Post by Legal Beagle on Jul 21, 2013 20:28:49 GMT -5
Only with FMLA, or you can work overtime and accrue up to 24 credit hours at a time, which equals 3 days of vacation.
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Post by mess on Jul 21, 2013 21:02:57 GMT -5
thanks, Legal Beagle
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Post by mcb on Jul 21, 2013 23:48:55 GMT -5
You can actually carry over 24 credit hours (CHs) from a prior pay period, earn more CHs in the first week of a current pay period (28.5 CHs is possible, for a total of 52.5 CHs), then take off the next week (40 CHs), so that you're back down to 12.5 CHs carried over at the end of the pay period.
Under this scenario, one doesn't have to use any annual leave days or do it on a holiday week to lessen the annual leave used, to have a week off.
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Post by agilitymom on Jul 22, 2013 8:01:14 GMT -5
Anyone can take LWOP if management agrees to it. If you are in a LWOP status for more than 30 days in a year it will start to effect your benefits.
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Post by mess on Jul 22, 2013 12:06:13 GMT -5
Anyone can take LWOP if management agrees to it. If you are in a LWOP status for more than 30 days in a year it will start to effect your benefits. This is also how it works where I am currently employed. My manager is fairly "liberal" about allowing LWOP, especially to handle little "emergencies" that come up. From what has been posted on this forum, I have been getting concerned that if I ever were to become an ALJ, I will not have enough leave time to handle my life. I also do not relish the idea of working over time to gain credit hours, especially because in my current position, I am entitled to all of my sick leave and vacation time on January 1 of each year. Good to know that LWOP is a possibility. thanks for the response Agilitymom. |
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Post by bartleby on Jul 22, 2013 13:08:13 GMT -5
SSA is not liberal with LWOP. You will be scheduling hearings 3-6 months out and once scheduled, it is fairly hard to get rid of them.. You should plan on working overtime and losing credit hours as you will find it hard to take off to use them, even when you have earned them. A lot of judges work 40--50 hours a week, especially in the first couple of years. I think with the future push on CPMS control, it will be even harder to take off.
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