Stan
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Originally posted by sarah
Leftover Leave
By Karen Rutzick
krutzick@govexec.com
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The Justice Department and Office of Personnel Management are handling the case on behalf of the 17 agencies: ..., ... and ... , NASA, ..... OPM referred questions to Justice, which had no comment.
So for now, possible claimants should sit tight.
Thanks for posting this Sarah. I think I should get something out of this...... about 18 months went by for me without the hoped for pay adjustment... I will let you all know. I am probably one of those who might get a minimal amount but it is hard to guess.
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i wonder who figures this stuff out
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Stan
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i wonder who figures this stuff out
I would wager it was figured out by a team of lawyers trying to get rich off the backs of retired government employees. I would love to see a breakdown of the legal fees that OPM will pay out in addition to the settlements.
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The Court of Federal Claims recently approved a class-action settlement. It provides that employees who retired, died or were separated from one of 17 federal agencies between 1993 and 1999, and who received a lump-sum payment for their unused annual leave, may be entitled to additional compensation for this leave.
Former employees may be entitled to additional compensation because their lump-sum payments for unused annual leave did not reflect salary increases, or include compensation for Sunday premium pay or foreign post housing allowances received immediately before retiring or separating abroad.
The list of federal agencies involved in this settlement includes the Departments of State, Commerce and Agriculture. Foreign Service agencies USAID, USIA, and IBB were not included in the settlement agreement. Claims concerning unlisted federal agencies will continue to be litigated.
When federal employees retire they receive a lump-sum payment for unused annual leave. This sum is equal to what they would have received if they had remained in the service until the expiration of their unused annual leave. Leave that would have been used during the year of retirement or separation is paid at the salary level of that year. Leave that would have been used in the next year is paid at the salary level for that year and reflects any salary increase. The settlement is designed to ensure that yearly pay raises were taken into account during the six year period between April 7, 1993 and September 7, 1999 when calculating the lump-sum payment.
The Settlement Administrator recently mailed claim forms to potentially eligible retirees. The claim form supplies information about the effective date of retirement or separation, pay plan and agency of each person to whom the form was sent. The former employee is asked to complete the form by supplying a good-faith estimate of his or her unused leave hours. The claim form must be postmarked no later than April 4, 2007.
Retirees have called AFSA with a number of questions about the settlement process, some that we can answer and some that remain to be answered. We will keep you advised as we learn more and the department develops procedures for dealing with requests for information. Here are some of the most frequently asked questions.
How do I find out how much annual leave I had at the time of retirement?
The easiest way to do this is to pull out your last earnings and leave statement, which will show the balance for your annual leave. Class members are not required to submit supporting documentation to the Settlement Administrator but are asked to submit a good-faith estimate, subject to penalty of perjury.
In the event you are unsure of your hours, you may wish to ask the Payroll Office in the agency in which you were employed for this information. Before asking this office to undertake this search, however, it is advisable to make a rough calculation, taking into consideration the date of your retirement. (The former employees who are most likely to benefit from this settlement are those who were in the Senior Foreign Service and accumulated a large number of hours of unused leave and retired in the latter part of the year).
For example, if you had about 100 hours of unused leave and retired in May, you clearly could have used up all the unused leave well before the following year and would not be entitled to additional compensation. (You can reckon that you would use about 160 hours per month of leave taken). If, however, you had 320 hours of unused leave and retired on December 1, you would have about 120 hours that should have been calculated in light of the pay raise for the following year. (The new pay year usually begins one week or more into the new year).
Please be advised that the Settlement Administrator cannot provide information about your unused annual leave because this information is not in his possession. (The federal agencies involved in the settlement provided the Administrator only with information about date of retirement or separation, pay plan and agency of each person).
I retired from the State Department between 1993 and 1999 and received a lump-sum payment for unused annual leave, but have not received a claim form from the Settlement Administrator. What should I do?
If you believe you are entitled to additional compensation, you can request the claim form most appropriate for your personal situation from the Settlement Administrator online at www.mylumpsumpayment.com/requestClaim.aspx or by phone at 1-866-833-7924, or you may request a claim by writing to: Archuleta Settlement Administrator, P.O. Box 4540, Portland OR 97208-4540.
There are four different claim forms that address four different factual situations, so be careful to select the correct form for your situation. If you have questions about your eligibility or which form to use, you can call the Settlement Administrator at 1-866-833-7924.
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JoeDuggins
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If you have excess leave saved up, take it all before you retire or quit. Selling leave is always a bad idea. You don't get what it's worth. If you sell leave back, you'll get salary over the leave period. If you take the leave, you get salary over the leave and time off.
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Elena C.
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Originally posted by JoeDuggins
If you have excess leave saved up, take it all before you retire or quit. Selling leave is always a bad idea. You don't get what it's worth. If you sell leave back, you'll get salary over the leave period. If you take the leave, you get salary over the leave and time off.
My brother works for one of the top 10 places to work on the annual Forbes list. He's been there for almost 11 years and he's about to go work for himself. So... he took what amounted to a 5 week sabbatical to use up all the leave time he'd saved up. Good work if you can get it! 
Work hard. 
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