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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Question for fed workers -- is there a sick leave bank you guys can use if you are out of paid sick leave (like the woman who just came back from maternity leave, or the new hires)?  Maybe they should also remove restrictions on the use of the sick leave borrowing bank.  [/quote]

There is, but you have to burn through all of your sick and annual leave first. A lot of people, if healthy enough to work, will continue to come in sick rather than be forced to burn up all their leave. And who is going to donate leave if they’re in fear of a virus getting them sick?

This is going to create an interesting dynamic between younger workers (who tend to have less leave than more senior employees) who may have mild symptoms and not want to burn their little leave balance vs. older employees who have more leave, but lower immunity. We should be in this all together like other countries that are guaranteeing pay in case of quarantine or illness. But instead it’s every man for himself in the fed gov.[/quote]

Coming in because you refuse to burn your leave is selfish when you have a leave bank you can draw on.[/quote]

But I can’t pull from the leave bank for just anything. Under OPM’s policy, if schools close, but the building is open or I’m otherwise required to telework, then I need my leave for childcare purposes. And I can’t pull from the sick leave bank to care for healthy children because of a school closure.

So now I’m being expected to save my leave in case I need to care for my children but ALSO burn all my leave down so I can borrow from the sick leave bank if I get sick.[/quote]

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