TABLE OF PENALTIES FOR TITLE 5, HYBRID TITLE 38, AND TITLE 38 EMPLOYEES NOTE: 'Days' specified in this table refer to calendar days for suspension actions 1 Unexcused tardiness 2 Unexcused or unauthorized absence 3 Leaving job to which assigned or VA premises, during working hours, without proper permission 4
Department of Veterans Affairs VA HANDBOOK 5021 29 Washington, DC 20420 . . . PART I DISCIPLINARY AND ADVERSE ACTIONS UNDER TITLE 5 CHAPTER 1 GENERAL 1 SCOPE This chapter contains the policy for taking disciplinary and adverse actions in the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Unless otherwise indicated, the chapter applies to all VA employees appointed under title 5 U S C , and under title 38 U S C , sections
COMPARISON GUIDETITLE 38, HYBRID TITLE 38 AND TITLE 5 - AFGE Local 910 Title 38 employees receive premium pay under Title 5 unless the Facility Director has authorized premium on the same basis as RNs • Weekend Pay: 25% of basic hourly rate for service performed, any part of which falls between midnight Friday and midnight Sunday • FLSA exempt employees receive overtime at the greater of one and a
How the New VA Law Affects You - AFGE The new law lowers the burden of proof needed for the VA to take an adverse action against a Title 5 or Hybrid employee The new standard is “substantial evidence,” meaning an employee can be disciplined if between 30 percent and 40 percent of the evidence points to the employee’s guilt
Department of Veterans Affairs VA HANDBOOK 5021 26 June 24, 2024 . . . To implement Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) procedures regarding: a 38 U S C § 731, adverse actions against supervisory employees who commit prohibited personnel actions relating to whistleblower complaints, and b 5 U S C § 7515, discipline of supervisors based on retaliation against whistleblowers 2 SUMMARY OF CONTENTS MAJOR CHANGES:
Department of Veterans Affairs VA DIRECTIVE 6509 Washington, DC 20420 . . . VA Handbook 5021 15, Employee Management Relations, “Table of Penalties for Title 5 and Title 38 Employees ” The corrective measures are commensurate with level of responsibility and type of SPI involved Additionally, applicable Privacy and Labor laws, regulations, case law, VA
LEGAL - Veterans Affairs All VA employees are subject to the criminal conflict of interest statutes at Chapter 11 of Title 18, United States Code, and the Standards of Ethical Conduct for Employees of the Executive Branch at 5 C F R Part 2635