AFGE Local 3610

Are you a Social Security Administration bargaining unit employee in the Philadelphia region? Do you work at a hearing office in PA, VA, WV, MD or DC? Have you thought about becoming a union member? Did you know that you can now sign up online? Become an AFGE Local 3610 member now! No forms or fax machines required, we promise.

New members get a $100 sign up bonus, with another $100 for their recruiter! Just follow the link below and select SSAOHO for hearing offices.

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We regret that Social Security Administration has opted to possibly overpay employees instead of getting the U.S. Department of the Interior as payroll provider and Kronos Incorporated as WebTA software provider to resolve the outstanding issues needed to comply with the CARES Act allowing for sick and care giver pay outside of our normal annual and sick leave. This can possibly affect employees during the suitability investigations. Please be mindful of this!

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​House Democrats Introduce The Heroes Act House Democrats today introduced The Heroes Act, a bold and comprehensive coronavirus response bill that will meet the challenge this pandemic poses to our nation.

"Rats" are bad for morale, period.

When Should You Rat on Your Coworker? Here are some questions to consider before going to your boss about a misbehaving coworker.

The Department of Labor recently released a poster entitled "Federal Employee Rights" that many federal employees have questions about. AFGE is providing the following information to help federal employees make sense of the new policies.
There is only one new category of fully paid leave for federal employees in the executive branch. This is two extra weeks of paid sick leave in addition to the amount of paid sick leave you earn each year. In order to qualify for the additional paid sick leave, you must be in one or more of the following situations:
You are under a federal, state, or local quarantine or isolation order connected to COVID-19 because you have been exposed to COVID-19. This is NOT the same as a “stay at home” or “shelter in place” order from your governor or mayor. It is directly related to your personal exposure to COVID-19.
You are told by a health care provider to self-quarantine because they think you have contracted or have been exposed to COVID-19.
You have the symptoms of COVID-19 and are trying to get diagnosed.
You are caring for an individual subject to a quarantine or isolation order connected to COVID-19 or are experiencing flu-like symptoms.
You can take this new leave instead of, or in addition to, taking days of paid annual leave or sick leave if you meet the above criteria. Even if you had already used all your accrued paid leave, you are eligible for this new paid COVID-19 leave.
New COVID-19 Leave for Federal Employees with Children At Home under a newly passed law, federal employees with school-aged children or children needing daycare are eligible for two weeks (or 80 hours) of partially paid leave if the children’s school or daycare is closed or unavailable due to COVID-19.The rate of pay for this special category of leave is two-thirds of your regular rate, subject to both a floor and a ceiling.The floor comes into play if your annual salary is below $22,706 or your hourly rate is below $10.88. Then you’ll be paid at the federal minimum wage of $7.25 per hour. The ceiling comes into play if your salary is above $133,300; then you are capped at $511 per day, or $5,100 over two weeks.

Telework Update

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The Trump Administration Is Loosening Its Telework Restrictions Due To Coronavirus This White House doesn't like people working from home, but the threat of COVID-19 is forcing a change in policy.

DoD loosens telework policy in preparation for coronavirus spread | Federal News Network New DoD guidance says employees can telework even if they’re also caring for a sick dependent at home.

Regardless of what you hear, young healthy persons are at risk too. Why aren’t we teleworking?!! Contact your legislators!

Otherwise healthy NJ coronavirus patient says he’s ‘getting worse’ every day A New Jersey medical worker who was the Garden State’s first coronavirus patient says every day his health is “getting worse” — and warned others to take the bug more seriously, e…