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1-day assignment, outside the local commuting area, 438.133
1-over-1 reporting relationship, 136.2
18-month reelection period for CSRS election changes, 564.321
18-month reelection period for FERS election coverage, 584.321
12-month maximum for FEGLI coverage in nonpay status, 534.11
20/10 day rule, 925.122
30-day notice, exceptions to, 651.77
3-hour rule for voting, 519.323
365-day enrollment limitation of employees in nonpay status, 525.21
4 consecutive weeks, training beyond, 743.4
5 years or more civilian service, refund of deductions, 565.52
5 years of civilian service, refund of deductions for less than, 565.51
5-minute leeway rule, 432.46
applicability of, 432.462
special cases, 432.464
50 percent reduction of basic insurance after retirement, 536.312
50-year service award pins
ordering, 473.25
presenting, 473.27
65 (age)
eligibility for Medicare of people under, 575.222
employees continuing to work after, 575.23
65 or older, eligibility for Medicare, 575.221
7:01 rule, 432.53
75 percent reduction of basic insurance after retirement, 536.311
80 percent limitation on CSRS annuities, 566.341
90-day qualifying period
for appointees, 512.313
for substitute carriers and RCAs, 512.552
90-day requirement for uniform eligibility, 932.22
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Abatement
of hazards, 824.53
of imminent danger, 824.423
of violative conditions in OSHA citations, 825.52
Abatement plan, 824.532, 824.534
Abatement record, 824.535
Above maximum step, 422.123
Absence Analysis, PS Form 3972, 511.42
Absence file, 513.391
Absence plus treatment, 515.2
Absence without leave (AWOL), 364, 513.64
compared to LWOP, 514.1
employees considered to be, 665.42
Absences
for court-related service, 516
determining the cause of, 519.213
from duty while in uniform category, 935.23
from uniform category exceeding 1 year, 935.22
from uniform category of 90 days to 1 year, 935.21
without permission, 665.42
Accident Investigation - Tort Claims (Handbook PO-702), 547.54
Accident Log, PS Form 1772, 824.41
Accident logs, 821.14
Accident Report, PS Form 1769, 821.121
completing, »821.131
extended use of, 821.11
review of, 821.132
Accidental death
claims, 538.35
FEGLI benefits, 538.23
Accidental dismemberment
accidental death and, 538.24
claims, 538.35
FEGLI benefits, 538.22
form for, 538.342
Accidental Dismemberment Provision of FEGLI, 532.215
Accidents (see also Serious accidents)
analysis of, 821.3
identifying principal cause factors of, 821.31
investigating, »821.2
reporting, 821.1
reporting on PS Form 1769, 821.121
Accounts receivable for debt collection, 452.11, 462.11
Accrual chart
for full-time career employees' annual leave, 512.31
for part-time employees' annual leave, 512.312
for sick leave, 513.21
Accrual of annual leave, 512.3
Accrual rate, changes during the leave year, 512.31
Accrued leave, 512.12
Accumulated annual leave, payment for, 512.73
Accumulated leave, 512.12
Activity, definition of, 113.1
Acts of God, 519.211
authorizing administrative leave for, 519.212
early dismissal due to, 519.214
Actual organizational characteristics versus approved, 161.1
Actual work
definition of, 444.221
exclusions, 444.222
Additional position, appointment to, 422.122
Addresses, furnishing current, 665.5
Administrative and court judgment salary offsets, 454.3, 464.3
Administrative employees, 444.322
Administrative error, processing a TSP election, 594.22
Administrative leave, 519
for acts of God, 519.212
for an adverse action, 519.24
for blood donations, 519.51
for blood platelet donation, 519.52
for bone marrow donation, 519.52
during civil disorders, 519.221
for civil participation, 519.3
for day of death, 519.55
for first-aid examination, 519.54
for funeral services, 519.33
for medical events, 519.5
for organ donation, 519.52
for postmaster organization conventions, 519.62
for registration to vote, 519.32, 519.324
for special events, 519.6
for stem cell donation, 519.52
for voting, 519.32
Administrative reporting relationship, 143.21
Administrative salary offsets, 454.1, 464.1
definition of, 451.4
priority among competing requests, 454.1, 464.1
procedures governing, 452, 462
Adopted children
of the employee's spouse, 521.422
family membership status of, 521.421
Adoption, placement for, 515.61
ADR (Alternative Dispute Resolution) (see also Mediation), 652.5
Advance payments for nonpostal training, 742.414
Advanced Sick Leave Authorization, PS Form 1221, 513.522
Adverse actions
administrative leave for, 519.24
appeal of, 652.2
appeals to Merit Systems Protection Board, 666.23
mediation for, 652.54
for nonbargaining unit employees, 651.7
placing in off-duty, nonpay status, 519.24
A-E postmasters
changing hourly rates to full-time annual salaries, 411.333
charging with sick leave, 513.413
crediting with annual leave, 512.312
eligibility for holiday leave pay, 434.421
grade for, 413.4
maximum annual leave, 512.524
Saturday absences, 512.524
AEPs (see Affirmative Employment Plans)
AES (see Automated Enrollment System)
AFA (see Alternative form of annuity)
Affirmative action
activities, 675
goals, 673.1, 673.21
plan for individuals with disabilities, 672.1
Affirmative Employment Plans (AEPs), 672.2
developing, 674.21
implementing, 311.23
After-tax basis
changing to, 524.832
health premiums paid on, 524.529
After-tax health premiums, effective date of change to Self Only, 524.62
Age and service
for optional retirement and an immediate annuity under CSRS, 563.13
for optional retirement and an immediate annuity under FERS, 583.13
Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, 672.1
Age-Based In-Service Withdrawal Request, Form TSP-75, 597.32
Age-based TSP withdrawal, 597.31
Agencies (see also Federal agencies)
as beneficiaries, 538.123
Agency Certification of Insurance Status, SF 2821, 534.341, 535.63, 538.312,
539.12
Agency Certification of Status of Reemployed Annuitant, OPM Form 1482, 537.131
AIME (Average Indexed Monthly Earnings), 575.51, 575.521
Air Force officer personnel, Exhibit 354.215b
Airline, recovering a loss from, 641.431
Airline employees, controversies with, 667.16
Alarm systems, 856.1
Alcohol and drug abuse, 871.12
Alcoholism, 871.2
Allergies, 515.2
Allowance categories for TCOLA, 439.2
Allowance to age over forty for severance pay, 435.24
Allowances
for military leave, 517.4
not subject to FICA taxes, 573.2
for uniforms and work clothes, 931.12, 935
Alterations to uniforms, 936.13
Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) (see also Mediation), 652.5
Alternative form of annuity (AFA), 566.6
computation of, 566.62, 586.72
electing, 565.212, 565.34
Alternative offset schedule
consideration of, 452.243
proposing, 452.335
request for consideration of, 452.234
Alternative positions, advising employees of under FECA, 545.31
Alzheimer's, 515.2
American Postal Workers Union (APWU), 924.423
AMF (airport mail facility), uniforms, 933.111
Animal bites as medical emergencies, 545.41
Anniversary date, 935.11
Annual and Sick Leave Act of 1951, 512.232
Annual earnings, maximum for Social Security, 573.13
Annual exempt amount for people 65 or over, 575.31
Annual leave, 512
authorizing, 512.4
balance subject to forfeiture prior to retirement, 566.131, 586.131
buying back, 512.923, Exhibit 514.4
changed to sick leave, 513.65
collection for unearned, 512.72
compensation under dual employment, 422.155
crediting at beginning of leave years, 512.31
donating to another employee, 512.64
earned by a regular rural carrier, 512.531
employees on during court service, 516.44
employees on summoned for court service, 516.3
under FECA, 543.42
during higher level service, 417.236
insufficient, 513.62
maximum carryover amounts, 512.321
payment for accumulated, 512.73
recrediting, 512.9
requests for, 512.41
for rural carriers or RCAs, 512.551
Annual leave category, determining, 512.2
Annual leave credit, transferring, 512.8
Annual leave exchange program, 512.631, 512.634
Annual leave pay for employees assigned to higher level positions, 422.143
Annual Leave Sharing Program (Management Instruction EL-510-2003-2), 512.64
Annual leave-sharing program, 512.64
Annual rates
for full-time employees, 422.112
for full-time occupational health nurses, 422.512
Annual summary of injuries and illnesses, »821.142
Annuitants (see also Retirees)
death of, 567.3
deceased survived by children, 567.19
eligibility for Temporary Continuation of Coverage, 521.711
health benefits and cost, 525.43
with medical prognosis of terminal illness, 536.4
Annuities
computing CSRS, 566
computing FERS, 586
CSRS, 563
factors affecting computation of CSRS, 566.2
factors affecting computation of FERS, 586.2
FERS, 583, 584
impact of redeposits on CSRS, 565.33
to persons with insurable interest, 564.23, 584.27
with survivor benefits, 564.2
taxability of FERS, 589.51
types of CSRS, 564
types of FERS, 584
without survivor benefits, 564.1
Annuity proration for part-time employment, 562.233
Annuity supplement, FERS, 586.33
Annulment of a marriage
affecting FEHB enrollment, 524.531
of a child under age 22, 521.425
Apparel (see also Uniforms)
worn for promotional purposes, 933.8
Appeal rights
of preference eligible employees, 354.216
regarding restoration, 546.4
reprisal for exercising, 667.17
Appeals
of adverse actions, 652.2
denied claims, 528.2, 641.55
to the Ethical Conduct Officer, 662.1
letters of warning in lieu of time-off suspensions, 652.3
Patent Counsel's initial determination, 696
Postal Service participation in unemployment related, 554.4
procedures for nonbargaining unit employees, 652, 666.25
refusal of to allow enrollment or change of enrollment, 528.1
to Step 1, 652.23
time-off suspensions, 652.3
unemployment compensation, 554
Appellant, Postal Service appearance, 554.413
Appellee, Postal Service appearance, 554.414
Applicants
interviewing, 344.2
medical assessments of, 864.1
requesting reviews of examination ratings, 321.5
separated for cause, 343
Application for Death Benefits - Civil Service Retirement System, SF 2800, 567.31,
567.32, 567.342
Application for Immediate Retirement - (Civil Service Retirement System), SF 2801, 562.352
Application for Immediate Retirement - (Federal Employees Retirement System), SF 3107,
582.78
Application for Promotion or Reassignment, PS Form 991, 354.242
Application for Refund of Retirement Deductions, SF 2802, 565.462, 565.514
Application for Refund of Retirement Deductions (FERS), SF 3106, 585.51
Application for Reinstatement List, PS Form 999, 354.252, 354.271
Application to Make Deposit or Redeposit, SF 2803, 565.23
Application to Make Service Credit Payment (Federal Employees Retirement System), SF 3108,
585.35
Application to Make Voluntary Contributions, SF 2804, 565.41
Applications
for conversion after termination of FEHB enrollment, 524.773
for CSRS annuity, 564.31
for FERS annuity, 584.31
for Social Security benefits, 575.11
for TSP loans, 596.3
Appointees
90-day qualifying period, 512.313
rate of leave accrual, 512.313
Appointing official
interview for return to work responsibilities, 546.632
responsibilities of, 344.3
setting salaries, 411.331
setting wages, 421.32, 422.114
Appointment to additional position, 421.41
Appointments
offer of, 346
types available for reassignment or reemployment, 546.23
types of, 421.41
Aprons, purchasing, 932.14
APWU (American Postal Workers Union), 924.423
Arbitration decisions, interest paid on back pay, 436.72, 436.73, Exhibit 436.73a, Exhibit
436.73b
Architectural Barriers Act, 672.1
Area executive safety and health committees, 815.12
Area Finance manager, final decision on requests for waiver of claim for erroneous payment
of pay, 437.72
Area Environmental Programs Manager, 895.23
Area Human Resources manager, 311.22
action on RFRs, 222.4
courses of action on PS Form 820, 232.4
Occupational Safety and Health Program responsibilities, 812.22
organizational structure responsibilities of, 112.2
responsibility for unemployment compensation program in a geographic area, 552.2
responsible for administering training and development policies, 712.2
safety and health staff responsibilities, 813
Area maintenance technician/specialists, uniforms worn by, 933.111
Area medical directors, 863.32
Area offices, 113.3
appeal of denied claims, 641.55
Occupational Safety and Health Program responsibilities, 812
safety and health staff responsibilities, 813
submitting employee claims to, 641.53
Area safety and health inspections, 824.312
Area vice president
approval of area contests, 623.31
approving Certificates of Appreciation, 472.72
approving Spot Awards, 475.252
approving QSIs, 475.352
Areas
approval for proposed contests, 623.31
responsibilities for safety and health program evaluations, 823.22
training and development responsibilities and functions, 721.2
unemployment compensation responsibilities, 552.2
Armed forces
physical examination for entry into, 519.53
wars, campaigns, and expeditions of, Exhibit 512.232
Army and Air Force Exchange Service (AAFES), 512.24
Army and Air Force Motion Picture Service, 512.24
Army officer personnel, Exhibit 354.215b
Arthritis, severe, 515.2
ASC (see Eagan ASC)
Assets of employee social and recreational funds, 615.53, Exhibit 615.5
Assignment of Claim to the USPS, PS Form 2577, 547.59, Exhibit 547.59c
Assignment of Federal Employees' Group Life Insurance, Form RI 76-10, 534.5
Assignment Order, PS Form 1723, 422.142
Assignment rights for veterans' preference eligible employees, 354.216
Assignments, 421.42
after training, 713.3
definition of, 547.23
of employees returning to duty, 865.5
of life insurance, 534.5, 536.5
types of, 421.42
of unassigned employees, 354
Assistant EET leader, 853.14
Associate area medical directors, 863.32
Association officials, adjusting salary of record for annual merit basic salary increases, 416.22
Asthma, 515.2
Attendance
of employees, 665.4
at professional association meetings and conferences, 754
requirement for, 665.4
Attending Physician's Report, Form CA-20, 545.5
Attorney fees, not applicable to appeals, 652.247
Audit committee
review of social and recreational funds, 615.75
for social and recreational fund audit, 615.73
Audit reports for employee social and recreational funds, 615.76
Auditing
of the employee social and recreational funds, 615.7
of Hiring Worksheets, 345
Authority, responsibility and, 143.23
Authorization
for dues withholding, 924.3, 924.4
for payroll allotment to CFC, 617.42
Authorization for Examination and/or Treatment, Form CA-16, 543.3, 544.12,
545.2,
545.44, 545.45, 545.5
Authorization for Medical Report, PS Form 2488, 545.5
Authorized hours for FMLA leave, 515.43
Authorized positions versus actual, 161.22
Automated Enrollment System (AES), 714.221
Automated ES 931 System, 553.131
Automatic cancellation of a FEGLI designation of beneficiary, 538.15
Automatic change of basic insurance coverage, 532.214
Automatic contributions to TSP, 592.4
Automatic coverage for reemployed annuitants, 537.13
Automatic dependency, 526.22
Automatic enrollment in Medicare, 575.221
Automobile, use of, 438.142
Autonomous unit, 113.1
Auxiliary assistants, 432.111
Auxiliary rural carriers, 422.415, 432.111
annual leave earned by, 512.56
crediting with sick leave, 513.224
earning annual leave, 512.312
payment of, 422.421
Average Indexed Monthly Earnings (AIME), 575.51, 575.521
Average salary for a supplemental annuity, 566.512
Award Recommendation/Authorization, PS Form 1727, 475.341, 475.37
Awards, 471.3
for contests, 626
documenting, 471.7
for the Ideas Program, 634
informal, 474
offered to defray nonpostal training expenses, 743.3
payment and report of taxable, 471.32
Away from home overnight, travel time, 438.134
AWOL (see Absence without leave)
B
Back pay, 436
from the date of an erroneous separation, 436.62
incapacity or unavailability during period of, 436.42
interest on, 436.7
Back pay awards, processing TSP participation, 594.61
Bank, depositing employee social and recreational funds in, 615.454
BAR (basic annual rate), 432.2
Bargaining unit employees
accumulated annual leave payments, 512.73
annual leave exchange program, 512.632
assignment of excess, 354.11
basic workweek for, 432.31
categories of, 421.7, 432.111
collection of postal debts from, 460-465
cost-of-living adjustment (COLA), 422.113
displaced in a RIF, 354.254
eligible for QSIs, 475.3
employee claims, 642
employee classifications, 422.115
excluded from RIF procedures, 354.214
higher level pay for all time worked on higher level assignments, 417.234
maximum leave carryover, 512.321
night differential, 434.23
permanently assigned in the nonbargaining unit schedule, 413.22
reassignment to bargaining unit positions, 414.2
reassignment to nonbargaining unit positions, 414.1
rules for promotion of, 422.123
sick leave, 513
vacation planning, 512.61
wage administration policy for, 420-422
waiting periods for step increases, 422.13
Bargaining Unit Position Authorization Guidelines, 232.3
Bargaining unit positions
covered by a national agreement, 230
placement in vacant, 354.26
position evaluation of, 233
position evaluations for other, 240
qualification standards for, 312.22
ranking, 212.3
selection for, 352
Bargaining unit schedules, changes to nonbargaining unit schedules, 418.4
Base earnings for Social Security, 573.13
Base rate of pay for rural carriers, 445.12
Basic annual rate (BAR), 432.2
Basic annuity under the CSRS general formula, 566.31, 566.33
Basic daily rate, 432.2
Basic disability annuity rate, CSRS, 566.421
Basic employee death benefit, FERS, 587.11
Basic hourly rate, 432.2
Basic insurance
acquiring, 535.11
amount of coverage for a reemployed annuitant, 537.15
continuing after cancellation of waiver or declination, 535.831
cost after retirement, 536.21
cost of FEGLI, 533.1
included in FEGLI, 532.21
reduction after retirement, 536.31
requirements for continuance at retirement, 536.11
retained by employees receiving OWCP benefits, 534.311
termination of, 535.611
waiver of, 535.2
Basic Life Insurance
automatically reinstated upon death of covered annuitant, 537.121
extra benefit doubling the amount of, 532.213
waivers automatically cancelled upon employment at Postal Service, 535.421
Basic pay
for insurance purposes, 532.11
percentages withheld for FERS, 585.2
test for a TSP loan, 596.54
TSP contributions based on, 592.1
Basic rate, 432.21
Basic wage, 421.44
Basic workweek, 432.31
Beer, drinking on duty, 665.26
Behavior of employees, 665.16
Belated elections
optional insurance, 535.124
TSP, 591.55, 594.21
Benchmarks (see Key Positions (KPs))
Beneficiaries
designations of, 537.3, 537.321, 538.16, 567.23
FEGLI, 538.1
invalid designations, 538.13
loss of benefits for defrauding the government, 542.34
missing, 432.822
payment to, 432.821
releasing information from a third party recovery case, 547.62
Benefits
adjustment of difference in, 524.782
under a dual appointment, 348.15
for employees temporarily assigned to higher grade positions, 422.145
FECA, 541.2a
during an FMLA absence, 515.8
Social Security and Medicare, 575
Benjamin Franklin Award, 473.4
Best qualified personnel, 311.11
Biweekly crediting for part-time employees annual leave, 512.312
Blind vendors, vending facilities operation by, 614.1, 614.3
Blood donations, 519.51
Blood platelet donation, 519.52
Blue Cross-Blue Shield organization, 522.11
BMCs (see Plants)
BMEU (see Business Mail Entry Unit)
Bodily injuries, loss resulting from, 532.215
Bolger Center, 714.224, 715.51
Bond allotment records, privacy of, 616.34
Bone marrow donation, 519.52
Bone marrow recipients, 519.521
Book expenses for training, 716.3, 742.411
Break in duty status, 438.123
Breaks in service
in the computation of creditable service, 562.212
for computing total creditable service, 582.14
TSP, 591.34
Bribery, immediate reporting of, 664
Buildings, smoking prohibited in, 882.1
Bulk mail center, 113.3j
Bulletin boards, 612.23
Bumping, 354.216
Business dealings with the Postal Service, 669
Business Mail Entry Unit (BMEU)
contract uniforms for certain employees in, 932.12
uniforms worn by, 933.3
Bylaws of the employee social and recreational committee, 615.35, Exhibit 615.35
C
CAA (see Clean Air Act)
C Fund (Common Stock Index Investment Fund), 593.1
Cafeteria, 614.3, 614.4
Calculation methods
for higher level pay, 421.81
for promotional increases, 421.82, Exhibit 421.82
Call monitoring programs, 667.22
Campaigning
for additional transportation services, 667.18
for changes in mail service, 667.12
for a full-time state or local nonpartisan office, 663.116
Campaigns (military)
verifying, 512.232
for which campaign badges were authorized, Exhibit 512.232
Cancellation
of allotment for CFC, 617.43
disability retirement, 568.23, 588.4
of family optional insurance, 535.52
of FEGLI insurance coverage, 535.5
of FEHB enrollment by employees, 524.71
of savings bond allotments, 616.32
Cancellation notices for dues withholding, 925.3
Cancer, 515.2
Caps
mandatory wearing of, 934.12
as promotional items for uniformed employees, 933.811
Care for a family member, 513.32
Career and Diversity Awareness Conferences, 675.21
Career annual rate employees (see Full-time employees)
Career appointments, 412.1, 421.41
bargaining unit pay rules, 422.121
conversions to, 363.2
Career bargaining unit employees (see Bargaining unit employees)
Career Development Division of the Inspection Service, 715.61
Career employees
eligibility for Certificates of Appreciation, 472.4
eligibility for TSP, 591.32
exchanging positions, 351.61
health benefit premiums automatically paid on a pre-tax basis, 524.832
reassigned to a rural carrier position, 422.124
salary for temporary assignment positions to EAS positions, 417.12
temporarily assigned to a higher grade, 417.231
transferring to other federal agencies, 365.221
Career nonbargaining employees (see Nonbargaining unit employees)
Career positions, noncompetitive conversion to, 546.23
Career rural carrier, 422.415
Cash awards, 471.32, 475.22, 476.22, 476.32, 476.42
acceptance of Ideas Program, 634.34
ideas eligible for, 633.1, 633.2
for the Ideas Program, 634.3
records of, 471.5
Cash equivalent awards, 475.22, 476.22
Cash payments to CFC, 617.44
Casual employees (see also Temporary employees), 432.12
appointments of, 419.12
definition of, 419.11
excluded from FEGLI, Exhibit 531.3
not eligible for health insurance, 521.3
not required to wear uniforms, 932.21
service day for, 432.43
stopping COP for, 545.743
straight time pay, 433.4
Causes beyond employee's control for late enrollment in FEHB, 523.32
CC Schedule (see City Carrier Schedule)
Central lunchroom or cafeteria, 614.3, 614.4
CERCLA (see Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act)
Certificate label for uniforms, 932.32
Certificates of Appreciation
administrative responsibility for, 472.6
approval authority, 472.7
basis, 472.5
CFC, 617.62
eligibility for, 472.4
ordering, 472.8
presenting, 472.9
purpose of, 472.2
Certificates of training, 732.15
Certification (see also Medical certification)
of not receiving payment from other sources for nonpostal training, 743.222
Certification of Foster Child Status, 521.423, Exhibit 521.423
CFC (Combined Federal Campaign)
authorization for, 617.12
cancellation of allotment for, 617.43
cash payments to, 617.44
contributions to, 617.4
organization of, 617.2
privacy of pledge cards, 617.45
purpose of, 617.11
recognition program, 617.6
reports of participation and goal accomplishment, 617.5
solicitation by, 617.3
supplies for, 617.33
time frame for, 617.32
CFC Pledge Card, CFC Form 100, 617.42
Chain of delegation, 122
Change action pay rules
for bargaining unit employees, 422.12
for the City Carrier (CC) Schedule, 422.22
Rural Carrier Schedules, 422.42
Change actions, types of, 421.43
Change to a lower-grade level, 362
Charging sick leave, 513.4
Charitable fund-raising campaign (see CFC, Combined Federal Campaign)
Checkbook for the employee social and recreational fund, 615.52, Exhibit 615.5
Checking accounts for each social and recreational fund, 615.461
Chief Environmental Officer for the Postal Service, 895.11
Chief field counsel, 554.434
Chief operating officer
monitoring area executive committee activities, 815.12
Occupational Safety and Health Program responsibilities, 812
Children (see also Life status changes)
CSRS annuity to surviving, 564.25
determining family membership status of, 521.42
effect of marriage on family member status, 521.425
eligibility for Temporary Continuation of Coverage, 521.711
FERS annuities to surviving, 584.29, 587.5
filing death claim applications on behalf of minor, 567.332
incapable of self-support, 526.11
payment of a CSRS survivor annuity, 567.143
qualifying for a CSRS survivor annuity, 567.13
surviving a deceased annuitant, 567.19
temporary absence not affecting "living-with" requirement, 521.424
time limits for TCC program enrollment, 521.73
Chiropractors, 541.2m
Christian Science practitioner, 515.2
Christmas Day, 518.1
Christmas-worked pay, 434.51
computation of, 434.53
eligibility for, 434.52, Exhibit 434.52
Chronic condition requiring treatments, 515.2
Citation management tracking system, 824.54, 825.6
Citations
posting in the affected facility, 825.51
resulting from OSHA inspections, 825.5
City Carrier (CC) Schedule
change action pay rules, 422.22
grades of, 422.211
promotion from, 422.223
promotion to, 422.223
promotion within, 422.223
repromotion, 422.223
step increase waiting periods, Exhibit 422.13
City directories, compilation of, 667.11
City letter carriers
7:01 rule, 432.53
uniforms worn by, 932.11, 933.111
Civil Air Patrol, 517.133
Civil defense
availability for assignment, 519.313
key roles, 519.314
state and local programs, 519.31
Civil disorders, administrative leave for, 519.22
Civil participation, administrative leave for, 519.3
Civil Rights Act of 1964, 672.1
Civil Service Retirement System (see CSRS)
Civil suits against employees operating motor vehicles, 668.1
Civilian service (see Federal civilian service)
Claim denials
appeal of, 528.2
requests for OPM review of, 528.22
Claim for Accidental Dismemberment, Form FE 7, 538.342
Claim for Compensation by Parents, Brothers, Sisters, Grandparents, or Grandchildren,
Form CA-5b, 542.141, 542.21, 544.23
Claim for Compensation by Widow, Widower, and/or, Children Form CA-5, 542.141,
542.21, 544.23
Claim for Compensation, Form CA-7, 525.141, 545.81, 545.82
Claim for Death Benefits (Federal Employees' Group Life Insurance), Form FE 6, 538.312,
538.33, 538.341, 567.31
Claim for Reimbursement for Expenditures on Official Business, PS Form 1164, 716.11,
742.42
Claim for Unpaid Compensation of Deceased Civilian Employee, SF 1153, 567.31,
567.334
Claim management relationships, 545.11
Claimants
FECA, 541.2c
initial level unemployment compensation appeals, 554.2
new evidence by, at a state appeals hearing, 554.42
for reimbursement, 641.3
Claims
accepting voluntary assignment of an employee's, 547.77
adjudication process, 545.76
for compensation benefits by a survivor, 542.141
disposition of denied, 641.54
FECA, 541.2b
FEGLI, 538.3
fraudulent, 641.32
requirements for FECA, 542
requirements for filing FEGLI, 538.33
for TSP adjustments, 594.7
withdrawing FECA, 543.2
Classified information, disclosing, 667.323
Clean Air Act (CAA), 893.2
Clean Water Act (CWA), 893.2
Cleaning of uniforms, 936.13
Clearance Record for Separated Employee, PS Form 337, 936.42
Clerical employees, uniforms worn by, 933.3
Clerk craft employees, work clothes for, 932.13
Clerks, uniforms worn by, 932.11, 933.111
Clerk/special delivery messengers, uniforms worn by, 932.11, 933.111
Clinical psychologists, serving as physicians, 541.2m
Clock time
adjustments to, 432.463
variance from established work schedule, 432.461
Closing conference
of OSHA inspections, 825.48
of a safety and health inspection, 824.424
Clothing
not conforming with detailed specifications, 936.14
types of, 931.13
Coast Guard officer personnel, Exhibit 354.215b
Coast Guard Reserve, temporary, 517.133
Code of Ethical Conduct, 662
advice on, 662.11
conflicts of interest, 662.2, 665.22
standards of conduct, 662.1
Code of Ethics for Government Service, 662.1
Coercion
immediate reporting of, 664
of political activity, 666.16
COLA (see Cost-of-living adjustment)
Cold weather clothing items, 934.2
Collateral duty facility safety coordinators (see FSCs)
Collateral for TSP loans, 596.53
Collection of damages, 547.23
Collection of debt, 462.2, 462.4
Collection schedule for dues, 922
Collective bargaining agreements
consistency with, 421.1
grievance procedures, 666.24
reassignment or reemployment under, 546.2
setting wages, 421.1
College as an acceptable reason for LWOP, Exhibit 514.4
Columbus Day, 518.1
Combined Federal Campaign Program (see CFC)
Commencement
of CSRS annuities, 566.11
of FERS annuities, 586.11
Commercial product or service, endorsement of, 662.1
Commercial transportation for travel on official business, 662.1
Committees (see Employee social and recreational committee)
Common Stock Index Investment Fund (see C Fund)
Common-law marriage, 584.273
Community affairs, participation in, 663.2
Community disasters (see Acts of God)
Commuting
with a break in duty status, 438.123
to a different worksite, 438.122
to and from work, 438.12
Compensable training time
coverage of, 712.21
determining, 712.1
provisions for scheduling, 438.24
Compensable travel time, 438.13, Exhibit 438.13
Compensation, 421.44
from any source other than the Postal Service for acts as an employee, 662.1
changes following review or audit, 421.6
for disability, 545.82
for disability by OWCP, 545.8
due deceased employee, 432.8
for employee claims, 641.4
to employees during negotiations, 911.5
FECA, 541.2a
guidelines for training, 712
initial period for disability, 545.81
making alternatives available to employees upon separation, 354.254
for overtime, 434.13
principal objectives of, 411.2
for required attendance at nonpostal training, 741.21
waiver of rights under FECA, 543.1
for witness service in an official duty status, 516.52
Competitive areas
definition of, 354.217b
reassigning employees out of, 354.23
vacant positions in, 354.253
Competitive level, 354.217a
Competitive promotion procedures, 351.54
Competitive units for contests, 624.2
Complaints, OSHA inspections triggered by, 825.461
Compliance and monitoring activities, 667.22
Compliance investigations by DOL, 446
Compliance reviews, environmental, 894.3
Compliance safety and health officers (see CSHOs)
Complications, from preventive measures, 545.24
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), 893.2
Comprehensive medical plans, 522.13
employees moving outside the service area of, 525.7
transferring outside the area serviced, 525.82
Comprehensive Tax Guide to U.S. Civil Service Retirement Benefits (IRS Publication 721),
569.61
Computer systems information, disclosing, 667.32
Concurrent disabilities, 546.622
Concurrent employment
Postal Service and other federal agency, 348.2
Postal Service and private industry, 348.3
Condition requiring multiple treatments, defined for FMLA purposes, 515.2
Condolences, expression of, 365.363
Conduct, 660
standards of, 662.1
unacceptable, 665.16
Conduct which does not adversely affect performance, discrimination based on, 666.12
Confidential Statement of Employment and Financial Interests (for Use by Postal Service Employees),
PS Form 2417, 666.2
Confined employees or family members, temporary extension of FEHB coverage, 524.763
Conflicts of interest, 662.1, 662.2, 868.5
Congressional offices, FEHB enrollment of employees moving to or from, 525.83
Congressional service, bargaining unit pay rules, 422.121
Consistency with collective bargaining agreements, 421.1
Constitution of the employee social and recreational committee, 615.34, Exhibit 615.34
"Constructive receipt" regulations of the Internal Revenue Service, 512.634
Consumer price index (CPI), 421.45, 586.81
Contagious disease as a condition for sick leave, 513.32
Contests, 620
approval authorities for, 623.1
approval of national, 623.4
awards for, 626
employee eligibility for, 625.1
establishment of, 624
evaluation of, 625.2
expenditures for, 627.2
implementation of, 625
limitations on, 627
numbers and types of, 627.1
objective of, 622
responsibilities for, 623
rules, 624.3
structure of, 624.2
Contingent provisions, beneficiary designations containing, 538.122
Contingent work relationships, 135
Continuation of Life Insurance Coverage as a Retiree or Compensationer (FEGLI), SF 2818,
534.343
Continuation of pay (see COP)
Continued insurance coverage, terminating, 534.32
Continued service agreement, 743.4
Continuing leave status, 566.132, 586.132
Continuous employment, supplemental annuity based on, 566.512
Continuous enrollment, military service not an interruption to, 525.35
Contract employees
Certificates of Appreciation for, 472
Informal Awards for, 474
not eligible for health insurance, 521.3
Contract medical agreements, 868.13
Contract physicians (see Physicians)
Contract stations, providing retail services training, 717
Contract uniforms program, 932.12
Contracted services, certification of invoices for, 868.132
Contracting
financial/disclosure requirements, employees who recommend or decide on contracts, 662.2
management of food services, 614.22
Contracting for Consultant Services (Management Instruction AS-710-92-3), 433.5
Contracts with the Postal Service
conflicts of interest - financial, 662.1 and 662.2
Contributions
to the CFC, 617.4
offered to defray nonpostal training expenses, 743.3
refund of FERS, 587.3
termination of TSP, 595
to TSP, 592, 592.2
vesting of TSP, 592.6
Control of time worked, 432.71
Control office, 541.2e
claim management relationships, 545.11
claim management responsibility under FECA, 545
establishing, 545.12
FECA responsibilities, 544.12
monitoring medical progress, 545.52
reporting death to OWCP, 544.232
return to work responsibilities, 545.31
Control officer, 541.2f
Control point, 541.2g
claim management relationships, 545.11
claim management responsibility under FECA, 545
establishing, 545.12
FECA responsibilities, 544.12
monitoring medical progress, 545.52
return to work responsibilities, 545.31
Controversies with members of the public, 667.16
Controversion
of COP, 545.73
with COP provided, 545.733
with COP withheld, 545.732
definition of, 545.731
denied by OWCP, 545.77
Controversion package, 545.75
Controverted claims
proper identification of, 545.75
Conventions
national, 682.2
postmaster organization, 519.621
state, 682.3
Conversion actions
from noncareer to career, 546.23
not possible to a temporary vacancy, 363.31
Conversion contracts
benefits and costs of, 524.776
for terminated FEHB enrollment prior to retirement, 525.442
obtaining a refund of all premiums paid on, 524.781
Conversion privilege for insurance acquired during reemployment, 537.162
Conversion rights, FEHB, 524.77
Conversions, 363
to individual insurance policies, 535.71
time limits for, 535.72
Cooperative work-study programs, health insurance eligibility, 521.2
COP (continuation of pay), 541.2d, Exhibit 514.4
circumstances for not authorizing, 545.732
controversion of, 545.73
during a period of disability, 541.131
eligibility for, 545.72
ensuring continuing eligibility, 545.724
exclusions of authorization of, 545.723
for employees temporarily assigned to higher grade positions, 422.145
holiday leave paid to an employee on, 434.43
leave buy-back after the expiration of, 545.84
relation to disciplinary action, 545.742
sick or annual leave after, 543.42
stopping, 545.74
under FECA, 545.7
Corrective action
back pay for, 436.3
documents in support of, 436.3
Corrective entitlement
back pay for, 436.1
limitations to, 436.2
Cosmetic treatments, 515.2
Cost-of-living adjustment (COLA), 421.45
for bargaining unit employees, 422.113
eligibility for FERS, 586.82
FERS, 586.8
Cost-of-living adjustments for regular and substitute rural carriers, 422.413
Cost-of-living increases, not applying to survivor benefits, 567.143
Counseling
reasonable access to EAP, 871.34
for retirement, 569.1, 589.1
Counseling records
custodians of, 874.3
disclosure of, 874.4
EAP, 874
maintained by private providers, 874.32
Court allowances, disposition of, 516.41
Court appearances
compensation for, 547.82
documentation of, 547.83
Court decisions, interest paid on back pay, 436.72, 436.73, Exhibit 436.73a, Exhibit
436.73b
Court Duty Leave - Statement of Service, PS Form 1224, 516.23
Court judgment salary offsets, 453, 454.2, 463, 464.2
definition of, 451.4
priority among competing, 454.2, 464.2
Court leave, 516.2
combining with postal duty, 516.32
eligibility for, 516.22
recording, 516.23
Court orders
CSRS annuity to former spouse based on, 564.22
FERS annuity to former spouse based on, 584.26
honored by the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board, 598
restricting TSP loans, 596.57
sending to, 584.261
submitting to TSP, 598.7
Court service
absences for, 516
accommodation of employees called for, 516.33
conditions affecting, 516.3
determining the nature of, 516.11, Exhibit 516.11
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