Source: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2004/06/15/04-13484/voluntary-early-retirement-under-the-homeland-security-act-of-2002
Timestamp: 2016-10-22 08:57:12
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Matched Legal Cases: ['arts 831', 'art1', 'art 831', 'art2', 'art3', 'art 842', 'art4', '§\u2009842']

:: Voluntary Early Retirement Under the Homeland Security Act of 2002
33277-33281
04-13484
https://www.federalregister.gov/d/04-13484
After the comment period, two agencies raised questions about employees on military leave who would have, but for their current military service, received voluntary early Start Printed Page 33278retirement offers. Section 4311 of title 38, United States Code, requires that agencies treat employees on military duty as though they were still on the job. Further, it specifies that employees are not to be disadvantaged because of their military service. Because of these requirements, we have included a paragraph in sections 831.114 and 842.213 describing voluntary early retirement provisions for employees on military leave.
Start Amendment PartAccordingly, OPM amends parts 831 and 842 of title 5, Code of Federal Regulations, as follows:End Amendment Part
Start Amendment Part1. The authority citation for part 831 is revised to read as follows:End Amendment Part
Start Amendment Part2. Section 831.114 is revised to read as follows:End Amendment Part
(f) OPM may approve an agency's request for voluntary early retirement authority to cover the entire period of the substantial delayering, reorganization, reduction in force, transfer of function, or other workforce restructuring or reshaping described by Start Printed Page 33279the agency, or the initial portion of that period with a requirement for subsequent information and justification if the period covers multiple years.
Start Amendment Part3. The authority citation for part 842 is revised to read as follows:End Amendment Part
Start Amendment Part4. Section 842.213 is revised to read as follows:End Amendment Part
§ 842.213 Voluntary early retirement-substantial delayering, reorganization, reduction in force, transfer of function, or other workforce restructuring.
(B) A significant percentage of employees servicing in such agency (or Start Printed Page 33281component) are likely to be separated or subject to an immediate reduction in the rate of basic pay (without regard to subchapter VI of chapter 53, or comparable provisions); or