Know Your Rights

Article 26 L

No disciplinary action may be taken for failure to submit a travel voucher or repay a travel advance until all procedures of Article 26 have

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Article 26 I

Absent emergency circumstances, supervisors will allow sufficient time during regularly schedule tours of duty for preparation of travel vouchers.

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Article 26 B

The Agency agrees to make every effort to avoid requiring employees to perform continuous automobile travel for more than eight hours in any workday or

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Article 21A

No derogatory material of any nature which might reflect adversely upon the employee’s character or Agency career will be placed in his or her electronic

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Article 20 A

Any employee who has been injured or incapacitated on the job and able to perform light duty will be assigned to such duties that he

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Article 19 A

In directing employees to undergo a fitness for duty exam, the Agency is required to observe applicable rules and regulation. The applicable regulation is at

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Article 18 A

When employees or their representatives report an illness or injury has occurred in the performance of official duties, the employees at their request will be

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DOL Publications

If you have any questions about the applicability of the Federal Employee Compensation Act (FECA) and its application in OWCP matters, there are two very

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Obey Now, Grieve Later

An employee should obey a supervisor’s lawful order and grieve the order later if the employee believes the order was in violation of a negotiated

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