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OPM RIN: 3206-AL93 Publication ID: Fall 2010 
Title: Absence and Leave; Sick Leave 
Abstract: The U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) issued final regulations to modify definitions related to family member and immediate relative for purposes of use of sick leave, funeral leave, voluntary leave transfer, voluntary leave bank, and emergency leave transfer. These changes implement Section 1 of President Obama’s June 17, 2009, Memorandum on Federal Benefits and Non-Discrimination and ensure that agencies are considering the needs of a widely diverse workforce and providing the broadest support possible to employees to help them balance their increasing work, personal, and family obligations. As part of OPM’s continued efforts to support the needs of the Federal workforce during times of sickness, funerals, and medical or other emergencies, we have made the definitions of family member and immediate relative more explicit to include more examples of relationships that are covered under the phrase “[a]ny individual related by blood or affinity” whose close association with the employee is the equivalent of a family relationship. These examples include step-parents and step-children, grandparents, grandchildren, and same-sex and opposite-sex domestic partners. By making these definitions more explicit, we ensure more consistent application of policy across the Federal Government and set an example of the Federal Government as a model employer of a diverse workforce. 
Agency: Office of Personnel Management(OPM)  Priority: Other Significant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Actions 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 5 CFR 630   
Legal Authority: 5 USC 6307   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  09/14/2009  74 FR 46934   
NPRM Comment Period End  11/13/2009    
Final Action  06/14/2010  75 FR 33491   
Final Action Effective  07/14/2010    
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Small Entities Affected: No  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Brenda Roberts
ES/PL/LA
Office of Personnel Management
1900 E Street NW.,
Washington, DC 20415
Phone:202 606-2858
Fax:202 606-0824
Email: pay-performance-policy@opm.gov