Leave Year Ending January 2, 1999

Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1998 11:33:52 -0500
To: "USGS Employees"<distribution>
From: Joyce Pieritz <jpieritz>
Subject: Leave Year Ending January 2, 1999


In Reply Refer To:
Mail Stop 601

Supervisors, Managers, and Team Leaders:  Please ensure that employees
without access to e-mail receive a copy of the message.

			MEMORANDUM

To:		All USGS Employees

From:		Robert Hosenfeld
		Personnel Officer

Subject:	Leave Year Ending January 2, 1999	

This is a reminder that the current leave year will end on January 2, 1999,
the ending date of pay period 9901.  Employees must have exhausted all use
or lose annual leave to their credit by that date.

The deadline for scheduling annual leave to avoid forfeiture is the
beginning of the third pay period prior to the end of the leave year, which
this year is November 22.  Employees on extended sick leave must also
request approval in writing by the above date, even if they do not expect
to return to duty before January 2, 1999.  Written approval of scheduled
leave            protects employees should they become ill or should the
supervisor cancel the leave for an exigency of the public business.

Many employees have restored annual leave resulting from the government
"shutdown" furlough period in late 1995 and early 1996.  Those restored
leave hours will also expire at the end of pay period 9901; therefore, to
avoid forfeiture of this leave, employees must use it by January 2, 1999.

Please call your servicing personnel office if you have any questions about
the requirements for scheduling leave.