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Policies, Procedures, and Forms Updates

Manuals

ELM Revision: Leave

Effective April 26, 2018, the Postal Service™ is revising the Employee and Labor Relations Manual (ELM), section 514.4, to update acceptable reasons and instructions for leave without pay (LWOP).

Employee and Labor Relations Manual (ELM)

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5 Employee Benefits

510 Leave

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514 Leave Without Pay

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514.4 Acceptable Reasons and Instructions

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Exhibit 514.4
Acceptable Reasons and Instructions for LWOP

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[Add a new last sentence to item j. to read as follows:]

 

Acceptable Reasons for LWOP

Instructions

j. Union business.

***Partisan political activity as defined by the Hatch Act and its implementing regulations is not an acceptable reason for union business LWOP.

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The Postal Service will incorporate this revision into the next online update of the ELM, which is available on the PolicyNet website:

n Go to blue.usps.gov.

n In the left-hand column under “Essential Links,” click PolicyNet.

n Click Manuals.

The direct URL for the Postal Service PolicyNet website is blue.usps.gov/cpim.

— Benefits and Wellness,
Human Resources, 4-26-18




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