A Tuesday memo from OPM told agencies to place all DEI employees on paid leave by Wednesday evening. Both agencies and departments were told to report all steps taken to comply with the directive and to submit the plan by Jan. 31. Instead, the agencies now “can and should begin issuing ...
“Employees who accept deferred resignation should promptly have their duties re-assigned or eliminated and be placed on paid administrative leave until the end of the deferred resignation period (generally, September 30, 2025, unless the employee has elected another earlier resignation date), unless ...
Arbitrator John Remington issued an award finding the Agency violated the parties’ agreement when it denied the grievant the use of accrued military leave. The Agency argues on exceptions that the award is: (1) incomplete, ambiguous, or contradictory, so as to make implementation of the award...
Because paid parental leave and unpaid family leave have slightly different uses, the interim rule notes that it is possible to have a situation where an employee uses some unpaid leave — kicking off the 12-month limitation period — has a child later in that 12-month period and starts ...
Lastly, OPM plans to leverage existing employment data — i.e., payroll, personnel status, employee demographic — to assess use and equity of paid parental leave as well as identify potential areas where employees may not be maximally using this new benefit or may be constrained from using th...