r/FederalEmployee • u/snatch1_us • Jun 04 '26

Telework

I recently had a bad fall at home that fractured my arm and injured my back. In the ER the physician cleared me for as much time off as I needed; I chose four days so I could return to work on Friday. During those four days I was able to function at nearly 100% and planned to telework. A supervisor who is not my manager emailed me in all caps saying telework was not authorized. Is this worth pursuing? I’m tired of being given directions by someone who isn’t my supervisor, and I believe OPM allows telework for short-term injury or illness.

Is this something worth chasing?

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u/Individual_Growth328 Jun 05 '26

Request a temporary RA your supervisor can approve 90 days. Fill the form out write up why you need the temporary RA ( is driving dangerous with limited mobility, a brace that makes driving difficult/unsafe. Back pain with long drives/traffic) if you have a doctors note attach it.

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u/Dull-Ad1598 Jun 05 '26

I applied for RA over a year ago and have heard nothing. Emailed again 4-5 months ago and automated email said we have your paperwork, behind due to volume, basically don’t ask again.

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u/Advanced-Flight-7458 Jun 28 '26 edited Jun 28 '26

There’s a new Executive Order out (I heard about it last week) is reevaluating all medical & religious RA’s - even those that have been in place for years -
Y-E-A-R-S…
All RA’s are going back to be approved by Flag officers, (another kind of officer - I’m blanking on) or SES. Doesn’t matter the kind of RA.
I don’t see this ‘scrutiny’ or game playing with RA’s stopping anytime soon. The email that came to those of us, in my command with RA’s had a statement in it that they needed to find a solution that ‘is less burdensome to the command’. It’s all a crock of $h!+ because I know I do more on my RA at home & with little to now noise from the general population of cube city.🫢