FROM: |
KAY COLES JAMES |
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SUBJECT: |
Extension of Higher Annual Leave Accrual Rates To Additional Pay Systems |
Section 202(b) of the Federal Workforce Flexibility Act of 2004, which was recently
signed into law by the President, provides that members of the Senior Executive
Service (SES) and employees in senior-level (SL) and scientific or professional
(ST) positions are entitled to accrue annual leave at the rate of 1 day (8 hours)
for each full biweekly pay period without regard to the length of their service
with the Federal Government.
The new law authorizes the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to extend coverage of this provision to employees who are covered by a pay system "equivalent" to either the SES pay system or the SL/ST pay system, as determined by OPM. Agencies may request an extension of coverage to additional categories of employees who are covered by the Federal annual and sick leave system by submitting appropriate documentation to the following address:
Ronald P. Sanders
Associate Director
Strategic Human Resources Policy
Office of Personnel Management
1900 E Street, NW.
Washington, DC 20415
Such a request must include documentation that the affected pay system is equivalent to the SES or SL/ST pay systems because it meets all three of the following conditions:
This extension of the 8-hour annual leave accrual rate to additional categories of employees will be effective for the pay period during which OPM approves the agency's request.
For additional information, agency Chief Human Capital Officers and/or Human Resources Directors should contact their assigned OPM Human Capital Officer. Employees should contact their agency human resources offices for assistance.
cc: Chief Human Capital Officers
Human Resources Directors