For FLSA-covered employees, travel time is credited if it is qualifying hours of work under either the title 5 rules or under OPM's FLSA regulations-in particular, 5 CFR 551.401(h) and 551.422. Employee Coverage. Title 5 overtime laws and regulations apply to most FLSA-exempt Federal employees, including General Schedule and prevailing rate ...
Federal travel regulation
Subscribe to changes in the regulations. The Federal Travel Regulation summarizes the travel and relocation policy for all federal civilian employees and others authorized to travel at the government's expense. Federal employees and agencies may use the FTR as a reference to ensure official travel and relocation is conducted in a responsible ...
With the federal workplace about to change, OPM reminds feds how to
The new guidance from OPM is meant to help agencies and employees understand when travel time counts as hours of work, versus commute hours, for both teleworkers and remote workers. OPM's guidance comes on the heels of many agencies announcing changes to their telework and in-office requirements for federal employees, which will inevitably ...
Travel time as hours of work
Two-day per diem rule. An employee may be required to travel on his or her own time if in order to allow the employee to travel during working hours, the agency would be required to pay two days or more per diem. However, the two-day per diem rule does not of itself support an entitlement to overtime compensation for the employee.
PDF Compensatory Time for Travel
The Travel Authorization (Travel orders) State traveler's eligibility. (Cont'd) Approval for CTT. Upon completion of the trip. A written request w/supporting documentation must be submitted to the supervisor. The request must take place within five working days of completion of the travel.
5 CFR Part 550 Subpart N -- Compensatory Time Off for Travel
The employing agency must credit an employee with compensatory time off for creditable time in a travel status as provided in § 550.1404. The agency may authorize credit in increments of one-tenth of an hour (6 minutes) or one-quarter of an hour (15 minutes). Agencies must track and manage compensatory time off granted under this subpart ...
OPM clarifies pay rules for teleworkers who must travel during work
OPM clarifies pay rules for teleworkers who must travel during work - Government Executive. Heavy traffic moves along Interstate 395 on Nov. 22, 2022 in Washington, D.C. Under the Fair Labor ...
PDF Tools for Determining Compensatory Time Off for Travel
References: (a) Office of Personnel Management Memorandum of Executive Departments and Agencies, "Compensatory Time Off for Travel," January 27, 2005. ... creditable travel time if the employee is required-outside of regular working hours-to travel between home and a transportation terminal (e.g., an airport or train ...
Overtime, Comp Time, and Credit Hours
Step 1 - Submit a time request in HRLinks. You need to enter your overtime, comp time, or credit hours into HRLinks. To determine the maximum number of comp time hours that you can accrue per pay period, please use the , external,TTS-only, Bi-weekly Comp Time Cap Calculator. Your supervisor will be notified to approve the hours requested.
OPM Issues Guidance on Hours of Work Policies for Offsite Work
OPM has issued guidance to clarify when travel time for teleworkers and remote workers constitutes hours of work for purposes including eligibility for overtime. The guidance covers both telework ...
Joint Travel Regulations
Joint Travel Regulations. The Joint Travel Regulations (JTR) implements policy and law to establish travel and transportation allowances for Uniformed Service members (i.e., Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Space Force, Coast Guard, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Corps, and Public Health Service Commissioned Corps), Department of Defense (DoD) civilian ...
PDF Guidance on Telework and Remote Work--Hours of Work
The U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) has prepared guidance to assist ... • Under the FLSA, travel time is creditable hours of work if an employee is required to travel during regular working hours (i.e., regularly scheduled administrative workweek hours, as provided in 5 CFR 551.421 ; see 5 CFR 551.422(a)(1)) or meet certain special ...
What is compensatory time off for travel?
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Travel resources
GSA lodging programs Shop for lodging at competitive, often below-market hotel rates negotiated by the federal government. FedRooms provides federal travelers on official business with FTR compliant hotel rooms for transient and extended stays (up to 29 days). The program uses FEMA and ADA-compliant rooms with flexible booking terms at or below per diem rates.
Compensatory Time Off for Travel
You may also review OPM's questions and answers, and see examples of creditable travel time. Compensatory time off for travel is credited in increments of 15 minutes. You should use pay code 046 for "Travel Compensatory Time - Earned" and pay code 047 for "Travel Compensatory Time - Used" in Quicktime.
PDF Availability of Sick Leave for Travel to Access Medical Care
A: Yes. An agency must grant sick leave to an employee for the employee to provide care to a "family member" (as defined in 5 CFR 630.201(b)) receiving medical examination or treatment, subject to applicable annual limits. 5 CFR 630.401(a)(3). An employee's travel time in connection with a family member's medical care would be covered ...
PDF Questions and Answers on Compensatory Time Off for Travel
A. For the purpose of earning compensatory time off for travel, bona fide meal periods are not considered time in a travel status. For example, if an employee spends an uninterrupted hour eating a meal at an airport restaurant while waiting for a connecting flight, that hour is not considered time in a travel status. Q9.
Per diem rates
Per diem rates. Rates are set by fiscal year, effective Oct. 1 each year. Find current rates in the continental United States, or CONUS rates, by searching below with city and state or ZIP code, or by clicking on the map, or use the new per diem tool to calculate trip allowances.
Remote work and telework FAQs
Then, in November 2021, OPM published the 2021 Guide to Telework and Remote Work in the Federal Government [PDF] ("2021 Guide"), which includes an extensive new section on remote work. The section on travel and relocation policy implications begins on page 60.
Police officers association urge Telangana DGP to get pending
Hyderabad: The Telangana State Police Officers Association (TSPOA) on Monday urged Telangana DGP, Ravi Gupta to intervene and get pending allowances of police personnel released. In a letter submitted to the Telangana DGP, the association said that the travel allowances, surrender leave bills, GPF bills and medical reimbursement bills of police personnel have not been released.
COMMENTS
For FLSA-covered employees, travel time is credited if it is qualifying hours of work under either the title 5 rules or under OPM's FLSA regulations-in particular, 5 CFR 551.401(h) and 551.422. Employee Coverage. Title 5 overtime laws and regulations apply to most FLSA-exempt Federal employees, including General Schedule and prevailing rate ...
Subscribe to changes in the regulations. The Federal Travel Regulation summarizes the travel and relocation policy for all federal civilian employees and others authorized to travel at the government's expense. Federal employees and agencies may use the FTR as a reference to ensure official travel and relocation is conducted in a responsible ...
The new guidance from OPM is meant to help agencies and employees understand when travel time counts as hours of work, versus commute hours, for both teleworkers and remote workers. OPM's guidance comes on the heels of many agencies announcing changes to their telework and in-office requirements for federal employees, which will inevitably ...
Two-day per diem rule. An employee may be required to travel on his or her own time if in order to allow the employee to travel during working hours, the agency would be required to pay two days or more per diem. However, the two-day per diem rule does not of itself support an entitlement to overtime compensation for the employee.
The Travel Authorization (Travel orders) State traveler's eligibility. (Cont'd) Approval for CTT. Upon completion of the trip. A written request w/supporting documentation must be submitted to the supervisor. The request must take place within five working days of completion of the travel.
The employing agency must credit an employee with compensatory time off for creditable time in a travel status as provided in § 550.1404. The agency may authorize credit in increments of one-tenth of an hour (6 minutes) or one-quarter of an hour (15 minutes). Agencies must track and manage compensatory time off granted under this subpart ...
OPM clarifies pay rules for teleworkers who must travel during work - Government Executive. Heavy traffic moves along Interstate 395 on Nov. 22, 2022 in Washington, D.C. Under the Fair Labor ...
References: (a) Office of Personnel Management Memorandum of Executive Departments and Agencies, "Compensatory Time Off for Travel," January 27, 2005. ... creditable travel time if the employee is required-outside of regular working hours-to travel between home and a transportation terminal (e.g., an airport or train ...
Step 1 - Submit a time request in HRLinks. You need to enter your overtime, comp time, or credit hours into HRLinks. To determine the maximum number of comp time hours that you can accrue per pay period, please use the , external,TTS-only, Bi-weekly Comp Time Cap Calculator. Your supervisor will be notified to approve the hours requested.
OPM has issued guidance to clarify when travel time for teleworkers and remote workers constitutes hours of work for purposes including eligibility for overtime. The guidance covers both telework ...
Joint Travel Regulations. The Joint Travel Regulations (JTR) implements policy and law to establish travel and transportation allowances for Uniformed Service members (i.e., Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Space Force, Coast Guard, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Corps, and Public Health Service Commissioned Corps), Department of Defense (DoD) civilian ...
The U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) has prepared guidance to assist ... • Under the FLSA, travel time is creditable hours of work if an employee is required to travel during regular working hours (i.e., regularly scheduled administrative workweek hours, as provided in 5 CFR 551.421 ; see 5 CFR 551.422(a)(1)) or meet certain special ...
Personnel Documentation FAQ Toggle submenu. General; Personnel Documentation; Political Appointees and Career Civil Service Positions FAQ Toggle submenu. General; Qualifications FAQ Toggle submenu. General; Retire FAQ Toggle submenu. Court-Ordered Benefits; Leaving the Government; Pre-Retirement; Post-Retirement; Senior Executive Service FAQ ...
GSA lodging programs Shop for lodging at competitive, often below-market hotel rates negotiated by the federal government. FedRooms provides federal travelers on official business with FTR compliant hotel rooms for transient and extended stays (up to 29 days). The program uses FEMA and ADA-compliant rooms with flexible booking terms at or below per diem rates.
You may also review OPM's questions and answers, and see examples of creditable travel time. Compensatory time off for travel is credited in increments of 15 minutes. You should use pay code 046 for "Travel Compensatory Time - Earned" and pay code 047 for "Travel Compensatory Time - Used" in Quicktime.
A: Yes. An agency must grant sick leave to an employee for the employee to provide care to a "family member" (as defined in 5 CFR 630.201(b)) receiving medical examination or treatment, subject to applicable annual limits. 5 CFR 630.401(a)(3). An employee's travel time in connection with a family member's medical care would be covered ...
A. For the purpose of earning compensatory time off for travel, bona fide meal periods are not considered time in a travel status. For example, if an employee spends an uninterrupted hour eating a meal at an airport restaurant while waiting for a connecting flight, that hour is not considered time in a travel status. Q9.
Per diem rates. Rates are set by fiscal year, effective Oct. 1 each year. Find current rates in the continental United States, or CONUS rates, by searching below with city and state or ZIP code, or by clicking on the map, or use the new per diem tool to calculate trip allowances.
Then, in November 2021, OPM published the 2021 Guide to Telework and Remote Work in the Federal Government [PDF] ("2021 Guide"), which includes an extensive new section on remote work. The section on travel and relocation policy implications begins on page 60.
Hyderabad: The Telangana State Police Officers Association (TSPOA) on Monday urged Telangana DGP, Ravi Gupta to intervene and get pending allowances of police personnel released. In a letter submitted to the Telangana DGP, the association said that the travel allowances, surrender leave bills, GPF bills and medical reimbursement bills of police personnel have not been released.