{"id":20133,"date":"2019-08-09T22:03:01","date_gmt":"2019-08-09T22:03:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/uncategorized\/2019\/08\/09\/usda-agrees-to-offer-employee-relocation-incentives\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T04:53:10","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T04:53:10","slug":"usda-agrees-to-offer-employee-relocation-incentives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/management\/2019\/08\/09\/usda-agrees-to-offer-employee-relocation-incentives\/","title":{"rendered":"USDA agrees to offer employee relocation incentives"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Employees of the U.S. Department of Agriculture\u2019s Economic Research Service and National Institute of Food and Agriculture now have greater incentive to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.federaltimes.com\/management\/2019\/06\/13\/usda-agencies-may-have-a-new-home-despite-growing-opposition\/\" target=\"_blank\">move with the agencies to Kansas City<\/a> and keep their current jobs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The American Federation of Government Employees, which represents employees at both agencies, announced Aug. 9 that it had come to an agreement with USDA to grant transitioning employees at the two agencies incentive payments equal to one month\u2019s salary, to make up for the loss in salary that comes from moving from their higher-paying location in Washington, D.C., to the new Kansas City location.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Employees also have an extended timeline to decide whether they plan to move.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/management\/2019\/08\/06\/did-usdas-research-agency-relocation-violate-the-law\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"157\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/USDA-building-Cropped.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Did USDA\u2019s research agency relocation violate the law?<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The Department of Agriculture&#039;s authority to move the agencies may hinge on a provision of budget legislation that mandates approval from Congress.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The agency initially asked for employees to respond by July 15 whether they planned to move with the agency, but said that employees could change their mind up to the report date set for Sept. 30. Some employees that declined to move already received notices of proposed removal despite that timeframe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The union announced that all employees now have until Sept. 27 to make up their minds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Those that do choose to move will be offered the option to telework through at least Dec. 30, with the possibility of extensions, while they make arrangements to move out to the Kansas City location.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis is certainly a positive development that could encourage more employees to relocate, but it does not make up for all the anxiety and anguish that employees have been going through since this relocation was first announced,\u201d AFGE National President J. 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