ELM 17.15 - Employee Labor and Relations Manual …

1 IndexIndexELM Contents913 ELM , July 20, 2006 Index1-day assignment, outside the local commuting area, reporting relationship, reelection period for CSRS election changes, reelection period for FERS election coverage, maximum for FEGLI coverage in nonpay status, day rule, notice, exceptions to, rule for voting, enrollment limitation of employees in nonpay status, consecutive weeks, training beyond, years or more civilian service, refund of deductions, years of civilian service, refund of deductions for less than, leeway rule, of, cases, percent reduction of basic insurance after retirement, service award pins ordering, presenting, (age)eligibility for Medicare of people under, continuing to work after, or older, eligibility for Medicare, :01 rule, percent reduction of basic insurance after retirement, percent limitation on CSRS annuities, qualifying periodfor appointees, substitute carriers and RCAs, requirement for uniform eligibility, hazards, imminent danger, violative conditions in OSHA citations, plan, , record, maximum step, Analysis, PS Form 3972, Contents914 ELM , July 20, 2006 Absence file, plus treatment, without leave (AWOL), 364, to LWOP, considered to be, court-related service, 516determining the cause of, duty while in uniform category, uniform category exceeding 1 year, uniform category of 90 days to 1 year, permission, Investigation Tort Claims (Handbook PO-702)

2 , Log, PS Form 1772, logs, Report, PS Form 1769, , use of, of, deathclaims, benefits, dismembermentaccidental death and, , benefits, for, Dismemberment Provision of FEGLI, (see also Serious accidents)analysis of, principal cause factors of, , , on PS Form 1769, receivable for debt collection, , chartfor full-time career employees annual leave, part-time employees annual leave, sick leave, of annual leave, rate, changes during the leave year, leave, annual leave, payment for, leave, Contents915 ELM , July 20, 2006 Activity, definition of, of God, administrative leave for, dismissal due to, organizational characteristics versus approved, workdefinition of, , position, appointment to, , furnishing current, and court judgment salary offsets, , employees, error, processing a TSP election, leave, 519for acts of God, an adverse action, blood donations, blood platelet donation, bone marrow donation, civil disorders, civil participation, day of death, first-aid examination.

3 Funeral services, medical events, organ donation, postmaster organization conventions, registration to vote, , special events, stem cell donation, voting, reporting relationship, salary offsets, , of, among competing requests, , governing, 452, 462 Adopted childrenof the Employee s spouse, membership status of, , placement for, (Alternative Dispute Resolution) (see also Mediation), payments for nonpostal training, Sick Leave Authorization, PS Form 1221, Contents916 ELM , July 20, 2006 Adverse actionsadministrative leave for, of, to Merit Systems Protection Board, for, nonbargaining unit employees, in off-duty, nonpay status, E postmasterschanging hourly rates to full-time annual salaries, with sick leave, with annual leave, for holiday leave pay, for, annual leave, absences, (see Affirmative Employment Plans)AES (see Automated Enrollment System)AFA (see Alternative form of annuity)Affirmative actionactivities, 675goals, , for individuals with disabilities, Employment Plans (AEPs)

4 , , , basischanging to, premiums paid on, health premiums, effective date of change to Self Only, and servicefor optional retirement and an immediate annuity under CSRS, optional retirement and an immediate annuity under FERS, Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, In-Service Withdrawal Request, Form TSP-75, TSP withdrawal, (see also Federal agencies)as beneficiaries, Certification of Insurance Status, SF 2821, , , , Certification of Status of Reemployed Annuitant, OPM Form 1482, (Average Indexed Monthly Earnings), , Force officer personnel, Exhibit , recovering a loss from, employees, controversies with, systems, Contents917 ELM , July 20, 2006 Alcohol and drug abuse, , , categories for TCOLA, to age over forty for severance pay, military leave, subject to FICA taxes, uniforms and work clothes, , 935 Alterations to uniforms, Dispute Resolution (ADR) (see also Mediation), form of annuity (AFA), of, , , , offset scheduleconsideration of, , for consideration of, positions, advising employees of under FECA, s, Postal Workers Union (APWU), (airport mail facility)

5 , uniforms, bites as medical emergencies, date, and Sick Leave Act of 1951, earnings, maximum for Social Security, exempt amount for people 65 or over, leave, 512authorizing, subject to forfeiture prior to retirement, , back, , Exhibit to sick leave, for unearned, under dual employment, at beginning of leave years, to another Employee , by a regular rural carrier, on during court service, on summoned for court service, FECA, higher level service, , carryover amounts, for accumulated, Contents918 ELM , July 20, 2006recrediting, for, rural carriers or RCAs, leave category, determining, leave credit, transferring, leave exchange program, , leave pay for employees assigned to higher level positions, Leave Sharing Program (Management Instruction EL-510-2003-2), leave-sharing program, ratesfor full-time employees, full-time occupational health nurses, summary of injuries and illnesses, (see also Retirees)death of, survived by children, for Temporary Continuation of Coverage, benefits and cost, medical prognosis of terminal illness, CSRS, 566computing FERS, 586 CSRS, 563factors affecting computation of CSRS, affecting computation of FERS, , 583, 584impact of redeposits on CSRS, persons with insurable interest, , survivor benefits, of FERS, of CSRS, 564types of FERS, 584without survivor benefits, proration for part-time employment, supplement, FERS, of a marriageaffecting FEHB enrollment, a child under age 22, (see also Uniforms)

6 Worn for promotional purposes, rightsof preference eligible employees, restoration, for exercising, Contents919 ELM , July 20, 2006 Appealsof adverse actions, claims, , the Ethical Conduct Officer, of warning in lieu of time-off suspensions, Counsel s initial determination, 696 Postal Service participation in unemployment related, for nonbargaining unit employees, 652, of to allow enrollment or change of enrollment, Step 1, suspensions, compensation, 554 Appellant, Postal Service appearance, , Postal Service appearance, , assessments of, reviews of examination ratings, for cause, 343 Application for Death Benefits Civil Service Retirement System, SF 2800, , , for Immediate Retirement (Civil Service Retirement System), SF 2801, for Immediate Retirement (Federal Employees Retirement System), SF 3107, for Promotion or Reassignment, PS Form 991, for Refund of Retirement Deductions, SF 2802, , for Refund of Retirement Deductions (FERS), SF 3106, for Reinstatement List, PS Form 999, , to Make Deposit or Redeposit, SF 2803, to Make Service Credit Payment (Federal Employees Retirement System), SF 3108, to Make Voluntary Contributions, SF 2804, conversion after termination of FEHB enrollment, CSRS annuity, FERS annuity, Social Security benefits, TSP loans, qualifying period, of leave accrual, officialinterview for return to work responsibilities, of, salaries, wages, , to additional position, Contents920 ELM , July 20, 2006 Appointmentsoffer of, 346types available for reassignment or reemployment, of, , purchasing, (American Postal Workers Union)

7 , decisions, interest paid on back pay, , , Exhibit , Exhibit Barriers Act, executive safety and health committees, Finance manager, final decision on requests for waiver of claim for erroneous payment of pay, Human Resources manager, on RFRs, of action on PS Form 820, Safety and Health Program responsibilities, structure responsibilities of, for unemployment compensation program in a geographic area, for administering training and development policies, and health staff responsibilities, 813 Area maintenance technician/specialists, uniforms worn by, medical directors, offices, of denied claims, Safety and Health Program responsibilities, 812safety and health staff responsibilities, 813submitting Employee claims to, safety and health inspections, vice presidentapproval of area contests, Certificates of Appreciation, Spot Awards, QSIs, for proposed contests, for safety and health program evaluations, and development responsibilities and functions, compensation responsibilities, forcesphysical examination for entry into, , campaigns, and expeditions of, Exhibit and Air Force Exchange Service (AAFES), and Air Force Motion Picture Service, officer personnel, Exhibit , severe, Contents921 ELM , July 20, 2006 ASC (see Eagan ASC)

8 Assets of Employee social and recreational funds, , Exhibit of Claim to the USPS, PS Form 2577, , Exhibit of Federal Employees Group Life Insurance, Form RI 76-10, Order, PS Form 1723, rights for veterans preference eligible employees, , training, of, employees returning to duty, life insurance, , of, unassigned employees, 354 Assistant EET leader, area medical directors, officials, adjusting salary of record for annual merit basic salary increases, , employees, professional association meetings and conferences, 754requirement for, Physician s Report, Form CA-20, fees, not applicable to appeals, committeereview of social and recreational funds, social and recreational fund audit, reports for Employee social and recreational funds, the Employee social and recreational funds, Hiring Worksheets, 345 Authority, responsibility and, dues withholding, , payroll allotment to CFC, for Examination and/or Treatment, Form CA-16, , , , , , for Medical Report, PS Form 2488, hours for FMLA leave, positions versus actual, Enrollment System (AES), ES 931 System, cancellation of a FEGLI designation of beneficiary, change of basic insurance coverage, Contents922 ELM , July 20, 2006 Automatic contributions to TSP, coverage for reemployed annuitants, dependency, enrollment in Medicare, , use of, unit, assistants, rural carriers, , leave earned by, with sick leave, annual leave, of, Indexed Monthly Earnings (AIME)

9 , , salary for a supplemental annuity, Recommendation/Authorization, PS Form 1727, , , contests, 622, 626documenting, the Ideas Program, 634informal, 474offered to defray nonpostal training expenses, and report of taxable, from home overnight, travel time, (see Absence without leave)BBack pay, 436from the date of an erroneous separation, or unavailability during period of, on, pay awards, processing TSP participation, , depositing Employee social and recreational funds in, (basic annual rate), unit employeesaccumulated annual leave payments, leave exchange program, of excess, workweek for, of, , of postal debts from, 460 465cost-of-living adjustment (COLA), in a RIF, for QSIs, claims, 642 IndexIndexELM Contents923 ELM , July 20, 2006employee classifications, from RIF procedures, level pay for all time worked on higher level assignments, leave carryover, differential, assigned in the nonbargaining unit schedule, to bargaining unit positions, to nonbargaining unit positions, for promotion of, leave, 513vacation planning, administration policy for, 420 422waiting periods for step increases, Unit Position Authorization Guidelines, unit positionscovered by a national agreement, 230placement in vacant, evaluation of, 233position evaluations for other, 240qualification standards for, , for, 352 Bargaining unit schedules, changes to nonbargaining unit schedules, earnings for Social Security, rate of pay for rural carriers, annual rate (BAR)

10 , annuity under the CSRS general formula, , daily rate, disability annuity rate, CSRS, Employee death benefit, FERS, hourly rate, insuranceacquiring, of coverage for a reemployed annuitant, after cancellation of waiver or declination, after retirement, of FEGLI, in FEGLI, after retirement, for continuance at retirement, by employees receiving OWCP benefits, of, of, Contents924 ELM , July 20, 2006 Basic Life Insuranceautomatically reinstated upon death of covered annuitant, benefit doubling the amount of, automatically cancelled upon employment a