Government Benefits Information
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Leave and Holidays Overview
Federal employees are entitled to at least 13 days of vacation leave as well as 13 days of sick leave each year. Depending on years of service, employees can earn up ...
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Bone Marrow or Organ Donor Leave
An employee may use up to 7 days of paid leave each calendar year to serve as a bone-marrow donor. An employee also may use up to 30 days of paid ...
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Accrual Rates for SES, SL/ST, or Equivalent Pay Systems
Members of the Senior Executive Service (SES), employees in senior level (SL) and scientific or professional (ST) positions accrue annual leave at the rate of 1 day (8 hours) for each ...
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Annual Leave
An employee may use annual leave for vacations, rest and relaxation, and personal business or emergencies. An employee has a right to take annual leave, subject to the right of the ...
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Court Leave
An employee is entitled to paid time off without charge to leave for service as a juror or witness. An employee is responsible for informing his or her supervisor if he ...
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Leave Year Beginning and Ending Dates
A leave year begins on the first day of the first full biweekly pay period in a calendar year. A leave year ends on the day immediately before the first day ...
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Leave Transfer
An employee may donate annual leave directly to another Federal employee who has a personal or family medical emergency and who has exhausted his or her available paid leave. Each agency ...
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Leave Bank Program
An employee who is a member of his or her agency's voluntary leave bank, may receive annual leave from the leave bank if the employee experiences a personal or family medical ...
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Family and Medical Leave
== Entitlement == Under the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA), most Federal employees are entitled to a total of up to 12 workweeks of unpaid leave during any ...
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Emergency Leave Transfer Program
In the event of major disasters or emergencies declared by the President, such as floods, earthquakes, tornadoes, bombings, etc., that result in severe adverse effects for a substantial number of employees, ...