Get Ps Form 3971 2020-2023

For absences in excess of 3 days, employees are required to submit medical documentation or other acceptable evidence of incapacity for work or of need to care for a family member and, if requested, substantiation of the family relationship.

FLSA–nonexempt employees are eligible when required to work on their scheduled days off and have more than 40 paid hours for the week.

The Postal Service is committed to cultivating a positive and safe work environment that's free of threats, intimidation, bullying and violence for all employees. To help fulfill this commitment, a threat assessment team is available to respond to threats, assaults and potential violence at all USPS locations.

665.42 Absence Without Permission Employees who fail to report for duty on scheduled days, including Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays, are considered absent without leave except in cases where actual emergencies prevent them from obtaining permission in advance.

Request leave by completing PS Form 3971, Request for or Notification of Absence. b. Obtain approval of PS Form 3971 before taking leave - except in cases of emergencies.

Form 3971 refers to Request for or Notification of Absence developed and released by the U.S. Postal Service. The form is designed for employees, employers or supervisors. Form 3971 is first given to the employee to fill out and then submitted to the supervisor for approval.

Sometimes workers take leave without giving prior notice, and if they can't be granted unscheduled leave status, they may be designated as Absence Without Leave (AWOL). Put simply, AWOL is a non-pay status that happens when USPS determines no kind of leave, even leave without pay, can be granted.

The Postal Service offers generous annual (vacation) and sick leave – 13 days of annual leave per year for the first 3 years, increasing to 20 days per year after 3 years of service, and to 26 days per year after 15 years of service.