B-223876: Jun 12, 1987

THE LEAVE CREDIT IS ALLOWED. TERMINAL LEAVE OCCURS WHEN LEAVE IS TAKEN AFTER THE EMPLOYEE HAS PERFORMED HIS LAST DAY OF ACTIVE DUTY. SINCE THE EMPLOYEE WAS PRESENT FOR AND PERFORMED DUTY ON THE LAST ADMINISTRATIVE WORKDAY OF THE PAY PERIOD IN WHICH HE RETIRED. SUCH LEAVE USED IMMEDIATELY PRIOR TO THAT DAY IS NOT VIOLATIVE OF THE TERMINAL LEAVE RESTRICTION. EMMITT SHERIDAN - LUMP-SUM LEAVE PAYMENT...

B-223876: Jun 12, 1987

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) requested a decision regarding a retired employee's entitlement to credit for annual leave he accrued during the last two pay periods before he retired. FCC did not credit the employee with the leave in his lump-sum leave payment because it believed that to do so would violate the restriction against granting terminal leave immediately prior to separatio...