What happens to unused sick leave?
CSRS employees will receive service credit for any unused sick leave in determining their annuity (but they must meet eligibility requirements for retirement before the sick leave is added). FERS employees do not receive credit. It there is a CSRS component (i.e. employee previously covered under CSRS but transferred to FERS) the employee will receive credit for either the amount of sick leave at the time of the transfer to FERS, or at the time of retirementwhichever is less.
