Management Instruction: Additional Wounded Warriors Leave Available

Compensation and Benefits recently published Management Instruction (MI) EL-510-2019-2, Wounded Warriors Leave, which provides details regarding additional leave for eligible Postal Service™ employees for medical treatment that qualifies under the Wounded Warriors Federal Leave Act of 2015. Effective January 5, 2019, in addition to the statutorily mandated leave, the Postal Service will credit eligible employees…

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USPS Management Instruction on Back Pay

Management Instruction EL-430-2017-1: Back Pay Effective February 16, 2017, the Postal Service™ is issuing Management Instruction (MI) EL-430-2017-1, Back Pay, to update policy and procedures for the back pay compensation process. The document provides: A brief overview of the back pay compensation process, Information about organizational responsibilities, and The procedures for processing a claim. Once…

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Revised Forms and New Management Instruction: Update of Back Pay Policy

The Postal Service™ created a new Management Instruction EL-430-2015-4, Back Pay, and revised PS Form 8038, Employee Statement To Recover Back Pay; PS Form 8039, Back Pay Decision/Settlement Worksheet; and PS Form 8041, Prearbitration or Agency Settlement Worksheet, to do the following: Simplify definitions. Revise wording that is no longer applicable. Clarify instructions. Fix formatting…

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