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VA MEDICAL CENTER
POLICY MEMORANDUM 00-304
BRONX, NEW YORK 10468
July 31, 2003
donor.
D. Court Leave: Paid time off without charge to other leave categories for service as a
juror or as a witness in a judicial proceeding in which the Government is a party.
E. Leave Without Pay -
Discretionary: Temporary nonpay status and absence from duty;
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LWOP is usually based on an employee’s request. In most instances, granting LWOP is a
matter of supervisory discretion and may be limited by the needs of the Medical Center.
I. Leave Without Pay — Family and Medical Leave Act:
Covered
Federal
employees are entitled to a maximum of 12 administrative workweeks of unpaid leave
during any 12-month period for: a) the birth of a son or daughter and care for the
newborn; b) the placement of a son or daughter with the employee for adoption or
foster care; c) the care of a spouse, son, daughter, or parent with a serious health
condition; d) a serious health condition of the employee that makes the employee
unable to perform the duties of his or her position.
II. Leave Without Pay — Work-Related Injury (OWCP): Leave will be granted to
an employee who suffers a work-related injury or illness. The leave will be granted if
an employee is eligible for lost-wage benefits from Office of Workers Compensation
Programs (OWCP) and is unable to return to full or light duty. Lost-wage benefits are
provided following the exhaustion of Continuation of Pay (COP) or the employee elects
to buy-back Sick or Annual Leave paid during the period of eligibility.
F. Military Leave: Time off at full pay or charge to other leave will be granted for regular
full-time employees who are members of the Reserve Armed Forces or National Guard as
follows: i.) Not to exceed fifteen (15) calendar days in a fiscal year for active military duty,
active duty training, or inactive duty training. ii.) Not to exceed twenty-two (22) workdays
in a calendar year for the purpose of providing military aid to enforce the law. (Permanent
part-time employees will be granted a proportionate share of the military leave provided for
full-time employees.)
G. Administrative Leave: Time off with no charge to leave that is granted at the
discretion of a supervisor.
H.
Voluntary Leave Transfer:
Medical Center employees who suffer a medical
emergency and have exhausted all of their sick and annual leave may receive voluntary
contributions of annual leave from other employees.
5. GENERAL PROVISIONS:
A. Minimum Charge: The minimum charge for annual and sick leave is one-quarter hour (15
minutes) and multiples thereof, except for full-time physicians, dentists, podiatrists, and
optometrists, for whom the minimum charge is one day and multiples thereof.
B. Requesting Leave: All ordinary leave is to be requested and approved by means of the
automated system in the Veterans Health Information Systems and Technology Architecture
(V
A). Leave requiring special documentation (such as advance Sick Leave, Court Leave,
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extended LWOP, Military leave, leave under the FMLA, etc.) should be requested in writing on
OPM Form-71, Request for Leave or Approved Absence, which is available as a VA Template
in MS Word (See Attachment 1), accompanied by the appropriate documentation, such as a
summons to jury duty, military orders, etc.
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