r/FedEmployees

What happens if you can’t return to your job?

Has anyone been in a situation where they couldn’t perform their regular job due to a work-related injury, and their agency couldn’t accommodate their restrictions?

I’m wondering what happens if workers’ comp and reasonable accommodation don’t work out, including reassignment, but you also don’t qualify for FERS disability retirement.

What options are left? Can you remain on LWOP, or can you eventually lose your job?

I’d really like to hear from anyone who has been through this or had to go through reassignment. I’m trying to understand what happens when you can’t return to your position and don’t have a clear path forward.

Despite a 40% cap of 4 and 5 ratings that will undoubtedly be reached, what percentage of this subreddit do you think will receive a 4 or 5 rating?

I’m thinking sub-20%.

Besides the PCAS chaos, my division has increased the “training” on emotional intelligence, resilience, reformed the workforce care program. All that tells me is to prepare for the landslide of doom.

I recently made the changeover from a straight 8 position to temporary admin duties that require an 8 hour day, plus 30 minute lunch. I tried figuring this out with my supervisor but it seems like they’re a bit confused about the process as well.

If I take 4 hours of leave on the front end of my scheduled shift (7-3:30pm), am I required to stay til 3:30? I know that I only get charged 8 hours for taking a full day, but how would I get out of staying for 4.5 hours on a half day? Supervisor doesn’t want to code my lunch break in the last 30 minutes as a workaround. FWIW, we use Cru-Art, in case it isn’t the universal time keeper for fed employees.

Edit: the short answer appears to be “there’s no way to skip a lunch break in the system.” The long answer is I have to sign in and manually input a lunch break and take leave on the back end, so I have 3.5 hours on the front and .5 on the back. I don’t know how that, optically, looks any better than tacking the lunch break onto the back end. Either that, or the people responding aren’t grasping the question.

So, after starting to review the plans for the 2027 open season, and seeing my current plan MHBP HDHP is going away, I am leaning towards the GEHA HDHP although I still need to do checking with my providers that they take the United insurance I guess. My question, if there any that have this switch, or are further along in their research, is about the HSA. One thing I read is that they have the same provider managing the HSA. I still need to locate the source of that. Basically, I am just checking if that is the case, where I can still then use the same HSA for simplicity or if another one will be opened at either another financial institution or the same and I then will have two accounts to manage until I deplete the current account. Just curious what the hive mind knows. Thanks.

I’m on MHBP Aetna now & will have to drop it due to the premium increase. Looking @ current Samba Standard users/subscribers & wanting experiences of those already on Samba Standard. Worried about how much the co-insurance will cost me OOP If a hospital stay may be required. I know some will say just switch to BCBS Basic but not a fan. Compass Rose & GEHA use UHC & I don’t see those as options either. My husband & I both have chronic illnesses (under control at this time) & require several prescriptions, only a few name brand & we are able to use the manufacturer coupons for those to save money.