A new bill would allow federal employees to donate their unused sick days to their needier colleagues.
Lawmakers from Virginia and Maryland are teaming up to sponsor the Federal Employees Leave Transfer Act of 2011, which would let government workers transfer unused time to "leave banks" at each agency.
While many agencies have leave banks, the Federal Aviation Administration is the only one that lets workers donate both annual vacation time and sick leave. Rep. Jim Moran (D-Va.) said the bill is a way for federal workers to help out their colleagues in times of prolonged illness.
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For as long as I can remember,Md state employees have been able to donate sick time to a co-worker.His/her sick time had to be completely used up before said transfer could occur.This practice was a godsend to those employees who had no other source of income.The addition of transferring vacation time will be even better.
ReplyDeletehow nice! what a feel-good story. i needed that :)
ReplyDeleteI totally would participate in that. lord knows how many countless pto hours have gone *poof* at the end of the year.