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Have you heard the news? President Biden signed the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, which includes temporary, time-limited, emergency paid leave for all federal employees affected by COVID-19! This passage is a result of workers like you taking collective action to elect President Joe Biden and hold the administration accountable in returning to pro-worker policies.
Read this flyer to find plan details, whether you are eligible for the emergency paid leave program and how you can submit a request!
This paid leave program is retroactive to March 11, 2021 and expires on or before September 30, 2021, subject to funding limitations in the law. The emergency paid leave program also includes:
- No exclusions! Unlike previous COVID relief packages, the American Rescue Plan Act does NOT exclude certain categories of employees, like “health care providers,” from coverage.
- For full-time employees, the Act provides up to 600 hours (or 15 weeks) of paid leave in addition to the employee’s personal leave. However, leave payments are capped at $2,800 biweekly.
- For part-time employees, the available hours of paid leave and maximum biweekly benefit are reduced proportionately.
- An $80 million total cap on emergency paid leave for Title 38 and hybrid Title 38 employees at the VA, and a $570 million total cap for Title 5 employees across the federal government.
You can learn more about your eligibility for using paid leave in this flyer! The union strongly encourages you to use this benefit ASAP based on eligibility.
We look forward to continuing working with the Biden-Harris administration to ensure that VA workers get the protections and benefits we rightfully deserve.
In unity,
NVAC Crisis Response Team
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