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RetirementIf you have questions regarding service credit under other retirement systems such as Tennessee Valley Authority or the District of Columbia, or Deposit/Redeposit service please contact your servicing Human Resources Office. Pay and LeaveThe following references provide general Federal pay and leave policies. For Agency specific guidance, please contact your servicing Human Resources Office. More Related Links
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Long Term Care InsuranceThe Federal Long Term Care (LTC) Insurance Program provides long term care insurance for Federal employees, their current spouses, parents, parents-in-law, stepparents, and adult children. If you're employed in a position that conveys eligibility for the Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) coverage, you can apply for long term care insurance, even if you don't enroll in the FEHB Program. Check with your human resources office if you are unsure about your eligibility. New Employees and their spouses have 60 days from date of hire to apply for LTC insurance using the abbreviated underwriting application with only a few health-related questions. Apply at any time - Eligible individuals can apply for LTC insurance at any time using the full underwriting process which involves answering a number of health-related questions. Unlike the FEHB program, LTC coverage is not guaranteed. Although there may be future LTC open seasons during which employees and spouses can apply using the abbreviated underwriting process, there is no open season currently scheduled. Visit the Long Term Care web site at www.ltcfeds.com for more information and to enroll. Additional information about Federal Long Term Care Insurance on OPM's web site. Excused Absence for VotingThe Federal Government has a longstanding policy of granting employees limited time off from work (i.e., excused absence) to vote in Federal, State, county, or municipal elections or in referendums on any civic matter in their community. Agencies have discretionary authority to grant excused absence to the extent that such time off does not seriously interfere with agency operations. Typically, polling places throughout the United States are open for extended periods of time. Therefore, excused absence should rarely be needed. Generally, where the polls are not open at least 3 hours either before or after an employees regular work hours, an agency may grant a limited amount of excused absence that will permit the employee to report for work 3 hours after the polls open or leave from work 3 hours before the polls close, whichever requires the lesser amount of time off. An employees "regular work hours" should be determined by reference to the time of day the employee normally arrives at and departs from work. If an employees voting place is beyond normal commuting distance and vote by absentee ballot is not permitted, the employing agency may grant excused absence (not to exceed 1 day) to allow the employee to make the trip to the voting place to cast a ballot. If more than 1 day is needed, the employee may request annual leave or leave without pay for the additional period of absence. |
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Last updated: October 26, 2006
