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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There seems to be a lot of confusion here between the leave bank and the voluntary leave transfer program. If you are a member of the leave bank (simply by donating one pay period's worth of annual leave per year), you just fill out  a form and can get 480 hours, I believe, of sick leave. You do not have to beg anyone for it. Now the voluntary leave transfer program is different.

I am now a federal employee of 30 years and came down with mono during my first year. I had to use advanced sick leave and it took me many years to make that up. I immediately joined the leave bank after that and have stayed ever since. I've never had to use it, but I know its there if I need it. Even when I was a new employee without any annual leave, I was happy to donate 4 hours per year to make things easier for anyone else who had a situation like I had.[/quote]

Np. Not all agencies have the leave bank. My large Department does not. Dh’s does however. We can still transfer hours to other employees.

I really believe op is being disingenuous. I have quite a few coworkers who were out with cancer or major issues and were able to come back after 12 weeks. Employers worked with them and accommodates them.

One of my coworkers got disability retirement when they couldn’t return to work. [/quote]

This is OP again. It takes 12-18 months from when you apply to when you get a decision on disability retirement. (I don’t need disability retirement. I’m just offering these details to help everyone understand the system for federal employees.) Once you meet the criteria to qualify, which includes not being able to work for more than 12 months, even with accommodations, then you apply, and you wait 12-18 months for a decision. So you need to have at least 12-18 months of income, and probably more than that because it’s probably not immediately obvious that you need disability retirement.[/quote]

This isn’t true. My coworker just went through it and it was 3-6 months (not sure when she actually got approved. She was in her 50s and had <5 years to live with a terminal diagnosis. She was fully paid by her leave and donations prior.

What is your specific illness op? Why is more than 12 weeks needed?[/quote]

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