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7/15/2013Leave Buy Back(Continued)Sick or annual leave is paid at 100% of anemployee’s regular pay, while compensation ispaid at either 2/3 or 3/4 percent of anemployee’s pay; therefore, the employee maybe required to pay the difference to the agencybefore leave can be re‐credited to their account.Leave Buy Back(Continued)To initiate the leave buy back process, theemployee must complete form CA‐7a, TimeAnalysis Form, itemizing dates, hours, leaveused, and reasons and submit itthe form to thecompensation specialist.Leave Buy Back(Continued)Employing agency verifies absences withtimecards, medical information and certifiesForm CA‐7a.An agency official must indicate agencyapproval of the leave buy back request bysigning Form CA‐7b. Approval is at the agency’sdiscretion. Some facilities have a local leave buypolicy placing time restrictions on submitting aclaim to buy back leave.8
7/15/2013CA‐7b, Leave Buy Back (LBB)Worksheet/Certification andElectionThe period claimed to repurchase leave must bethe same as on Form CA‐7a.Employing agency must complete the AgencyEstimate of FECA Entitlement (Section I) of thefront of Form CA‐7b.The agency estimate consists of the weekly basepay rate and any additional elements of paymultiplied by the compensation rate (2/3 or 3/4)multiplied by the number of hours claimed on theCA‐7a divided by the total hours worked per week.CA‐7b(Continued)Fiscal/Payroll Office completes the amount dueto the agency to repurchase the leave(Section II) on the reverse of Form CA‐7b andreturns the form to the compensation specialist.Compensation specialist meets with theemployee to counsel and obtain signature ofelection to repurchase or not to repurchase theleave at this time (Section III).CA‐7b(Continued)If the employee elects not to repurchase leaveused, the forms are filed in the compensationfile.Do not submit to OWCP9
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