Questions & Answers
that they received benefits. For example, if an individual’s benefit began November 30, 2013, the prorated COLA would be onetwelfth of the full COLA.
how to obtain federal personnel records
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How can I get copies of documentation from my Official Personnel Folder for when I was a federal employee?
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Written requests (signed and dated) may be mailed or faxed to the National Personnel Records Center (NPRC), Annex, 1411 Boulder
Boulevard, Valmeyer, IL 62295; fax: 618-935-3014. You will need to provide enough information for the NPRC to identify your records. This information includes: • Full name used during federal employment; • Date of birth; • Social Security number; • Name and location of employing federal agency; • Beginning and ending dates of federal service.
Sick-leave credit
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When I retired in 2008, I lost all my unused sick leave. Now they are giving
sick-leave pay. Is NARFE doing anything for past employees who lost their leave?
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First, the law does not permit agencies to pay for unused sick leave, as they do for unused annual leave. Public Law 111-84 allows employees who retire under the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) to credit their unused sick leave as service time in the computation of their retirement benefits. Second, the law does not apply retroactively to FERS employees who retired prior to 2010. If that had been included, the bill probably would not have passed. To recompute the benefits of FERS
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