The deadline to schedule “use or lose” annual leave for the 2024 leave year is November 30, 2024. The leave year for 2024 began on January 14, 2024.
“Use or lose” annual leave refers to accrued annual leave that exceeds the maximum amount that can be carried over. Employees must use any excess annual leave by the end of the leave year or they will lose it. However, there are some circumstances where lost leave may be restored, such as: An exigency of the public business, Sickness, and An administrative error.
Federal employees receive a lump-sum payment for all unused annual leave when they leave the government, regardless of whether they resign, retire, or go on active military duty.
