{"id":12078,"date":"2021-02-08T18:57:30","date_gmt":"2021-02-08T18:57:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/uncategorized\/2021\/02\/08\/legislators-seek-guaranteed-time-off-for-covid-vaccinations\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T04:32:18","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T04:32:18","slug":"legislators-seek-guaranteed-time-off-for-covid-vaccinations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/management\/hr\/2021\/02\/08\/legislators-seek-guaranteed-time-off-for-covid-vaccinations\/","title":{"rendered":"Legislators seek guaranteed time off for COVID vaccinations"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Members of Congress from districts with high federal employee populations have called on the Office of Personnel Management to issue a mandate that government agencies approve administrative leave for employees that need to get a COVID-19 vaccination.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe must continue to do all that we can to ensure federal employee safety,\u201d Reps. Don Beyer, D-Va., Gerry Connolly, D-Va., Eleanor Holmes Norton, D-D.C., David Trone, D-Md., Jennifer Wexton, D-Va., Anthony Brown, D-Md., and Jamie Raskin, D-Md., wrote in a Feb. 5 letter<\/a> to the acting director of OPM.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMandating that federal agencies provide administrative time to get vaccinated is a necessary step, and allowing a couple additional days of paid sick leave for any post-vaccination symptoms is common sense.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\t