Audit · U.S. Postal Service OIG · 2021-06-16 · about U.S. Postal Service
Report
Title
COVID-19 Leave Administration
Submitting OIG
U.S. Postal Service OIG
Component agency
U.S. Postal Service
Type
Audit
Publication date
2021-06-16
Summary
Our objective was to assess the Postal Service’s management of its employees’ use of novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) leave under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA). Although the FFCRA expired on December 31, 2020, the Postal Service continued to allow liberal leave usage for employees who had a sickness related to COVID‑19. On March 11, 2021, the American Rescue Plan Act was signed into law. This Act is similar to the FFCRA in that it created a new type of leave.
Recommendations (2)
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Status
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2
Closed
Modify the system to allow for all employees to digitally complete Postal Service Form 3971, Request for Notification of Absence.
3
Closed
Modify the payroll systems or develop another methodology for accurate recording of administrative leave for rural carriers.