Part-time employees (except as noted below).ġ hour for each unit of 20 hours in pay status up to 104 hours (13 days) per 26-period leave year. This accrual rate never applies to an employee who earned sick leave at the higher accrual rate above.ģ hours for each full biweekly pay period - i.e., 9.75 days (78 hours) per 26-period leave year. Non-executive, non-bargaining full-time career employees, and non-career employees converted to those positions, with a career appointment date on or after October 6, 2012, who are without any prior federal or USPS service that was creditable at the time of that career appointment toward the leave computation date. (See 515 for information about FMLA entitlement to be absent from work.) 513.2 Accrual and Crediting 513.21 Accrual Chartįull-time employees (except as noted below).Ĥ hours for each full biweekly pay period - i.e., 13 days (104 hours) per 26-period leave year. If leave for dependent care is approved, but the employee has already used the maximum 80 hours of sick leave allowable, the difference is charged to annual leave or to LWOP at the employee’s option. Nonbargaining unit employees, and bargaining unit employees if provided in their national agreements, are allowed to take up to 80 hours of their accrued sick leave per leave year to give care or otherwise attend to a family member (as defined in 515.2( a), 515.2( b), and 515.2( c) with an illness, injury, or other condition that, if an employee had such a condition, would justify the use of sick leave. 513.12 Sick Leave for Dependent CareĪ limited amount of sick leave may also be used to provide for the medical needs of a family member. Sick leave insures employees against loss of pay if they are incapacitated for the performance of duties because of illness, injury, pregnancy and confinement, and medical (including dental or optical) examination or treatment.

513 Sick Leave 513.1 Purpose 513.11 Sick Leave for Employee Incapacitation

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