What is the effect on service computation date (SCD) and retirement?
Although seasonal employees are in a non-pay status during part of the year, they are still considered to be Federal employees during that time. As long as an employee does not exceed 6 months of non-pay time in a calendar year, they will receive full credit for the non-pay time towards their SCD and towards retirement. If an employee’s non-pay time, including Leave-Without-Pay (LWOP), exceeds six months in calendar year, their SCD and credit for retirement will be effected.
