TA 16-04, Wounded Warriors Federal Leave Act of 2015

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

Additional Systems Affected

The systems identified below are also being affected by this implementation. For detailed information on these systems, please refer to the National Finance Center (NFC) Web site.

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 the Disabled Veteran Leave will be reduced by the amount of sick leave that the employee has available on the first day of the reemployment. Part-time, non-seasonal, and full-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.

Time and Attendance Validation (TIME)

The following TIME error messages are being added:

• 497, Not enough disabled veteran leave balance
• 219, T/C prefix invalid

Time and Attendance Instructions (TNAINST)

TC 62, Prefix 63, Disabled Veteran Leave, is being added to the Transaction Code Table.

webTA 3.8 and 4.2

TC 62, Prefix 63, Disabled Veteran Leave, is being added to the Select values for this entry drop-down menu.

The Bi-Directional Biweekly file will be modified to include the new Disabled Veteran Leave Balance.

Paycheck8

TC 62, Prefix 63, Disabled Veteran Leave, is being added to the Request Leave drop-down menu.

The daily Bi-Directional feed will be modified to include the new Disabled Veterans Leave Balance.

System for Time and Attendance Reporting (STAR)

TC 62, Prefix 63, Disabled Veteran Leave, may be entered in the TC and Pre fields.

The Leave Account Worksheet, when appropriate, will include Disabled Veteran Leave.

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

The procedure manuals for these applications, which are available online at the National Finance Center (NFC) Web site, are being updated to include the information in this bulletin. To view these procedures, 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 manuals 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.