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Unions still see problems with emergency paid sick leave at SSA, VA

Published: June 10, 2020, 1:16 p.m.

b"Congress gave agencies what seemed like an impossible task: Stand up a brand new paid sick leave program for federal employees in two weeks. The Emergency Paid Sick Leave Act allows federal employees to take up to 80 hours of paid or partially paid sick leave for one of six reasons related to the coronavirus pandemic. But implementing the new leave program - that's been difficult and confusing, to say the least, at some agencies. Unions aren't happy with the workaround the Social Security Administration came up with to allow employees to request the leave on paper. And not everyone is eligible at the Department of Veterans Affairs. Federal News Network's Nicole Ogrysko joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin to explain. \\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices"