REPT 16-02, Wounded Warriors Federal Leave Act of 2015
Published: November 07, 2016
Effective: Pay Period 22, 2016
Summary
A new leave category, Disabled Veteran Leave, is being added as a result of the Wounded Warriors Federal Leave Act of 2015, Public Law 114-75. This leave is only available to Federal employees who are Veterans with a service-connected disability rated at 30 percent or more, employed by a Title 5 Agency, or covered by the Title 5 leave provisions, and have been hired in a covered civilian position on or after November 5, 2016.
Affected Systems
System |
System Impact |
|---|---|
Insight |
Modify Insight Workforce Profile subject area to include Disabled Veteran Leave data. |
Reporting Center |
Modify Earnings and Leave report to display the Disabled Veterans Leave data. |
Additional Systems Affected
The systems identified below are also being affected by this implementation. For detailed information on these systems, please refer to the applicable bulletin on the National Finance Center (NFC) Web site.
Publication Category |
Systems Affected |
|---|---|
Human Resources and Payroll Processing (HRPAY) |
Front-End System Interface (FESI) and Personnel Input and Edit System (PINE) |
Research and Inquiry (Inquiry) |
Employee Personal Page (EPP), Information/Research Inquiry System (IRIS), Time Inquiry - Leave Update System (TINQ), and Table Management System (TMGT) |
T&A Processing (TA) |
Paycheck8, System for Time and Attendance Reporting (STAR), T&A Validation System (TIME) Edit Messages, Time and Attendance Instructions (TNAINST), and webTA 3.8 and 4.2. |
Implementation
Disabled Veteran Leave provides immediate access to 104 hours for any new Federal employee (hired on or after November 5, 2016) who is a Veteran with a service-connected disability rated at 30 percent or more, for the purposes of undergoing medical treatment for their disability. If the employee is reinstated after a break in service, or transferred and has a sick leave credit balance when they are hired, the amount of Disabled Veteran Leave will be reduced by the amount of sick leave that the employee has available on the first day of reemployment. Part-time non-seasonal and full-time or part-time seasonal employees' leave will be prorated based on the employee's tour of duty. Any Disabled Veteran Leave credited to an employee that is not used during the first 12 months of employment and/or reemployment shall be forfeited.
Insight
The following database fields will allow users to report on the Disabled Veterans Leave data:
- Sick-LV-Set-Aside-BAL (Disabled Veteran Leave) for the balance only.
- SICK-LV-ABEYANCE for the start date (YYMMDD) of the Accession action.
Reporting Center
Disabled Veteran Leave will now be displayed as a leave type on the Statement of Earnings and Leave report.
Note: This new leave category may only be used within a continuous 12 month period beginning on the first day of employment/reemployment and may not exceed 104 hours; however, some employees with an uncommon tour of duty may exceed 104 hours.
Resources
For additional Insight information and updates, users can access the Insight resource materials on the NFC Web site ( https://www.nfc.usda.gov). To view this information, select HR and Payroll Clients from the MyNFC drop-down menu on the NFC homepage. At the HR and Payroll Clients page, select Insight: Reporting and Analytics from the HR/Payroll Initiatives.
The Reporting Center procedure manual for this application is available online at the NFC Web site. To view this procedure, select HR and Payroll Clients from the MyNFC drop-down menu on the NFC homepage. At the HR and Payroll Clients page, select the Publications tab in the center ribbon and from there select the applicable category to access the procedure manual within the category.
Inquiries
For questions about NFC processing, authorized Servicing Personnel Office representatives should contact the NFC Contact Center at 1-855-NFC-4GOV (1-855-632-4468) or via the Internet using the Requester Console.