LEAVE WITHOUT PAY
(CT:PER-1001; 06-23-2020)
(Office of Origin: GTM/OE)
3 FAM 7461 GENERAL
(CT:PER-917; 08-20-2018)
(Uniform State/USAID/Commerce/Agriculture)
(Applies to Foreign Service Nationals Only)
a. Leave without pay (LWOP) is a temporary non-pay status and an absence from a prescheduled tour of duty which may be granted upon employee’s request. Uniform rules on granting LWOP should be developed by overseas establishments as a part of the leave plan for that country or locality. The rules should identify officials designated to approve such requests for LWOP. The effect of LWOP on within-grade increases (WGI’s) is discussed in 3 FAM 7300.
b. All LWOP must be recorded since computation of creditable service upon retirement and within grade increases, for example, may be affected by certain periods of LWOP.
3 FAM 7462 THROUGH 7469 UNASSIGNED