Feds: GovGuam violated rights of Guard members
Government of Guam employees who use donated leave can’t receive retirement credit for that time off, according to GovGuam, which this week responded to a federal lawsuit filed by the Justice Department alleging employees were not credited for time on active military duty.
The lawsuit, filed last September, states several GovGuam employees used donated leave while on active military duty, and alleges GovGuam and the Government of Guam Employees Retirement Fund broke federal law by failing to give them retirement service credit and by failing to pay their retirement contributions.
GovGuam allows employees to donate unused leave to other employees. The employees involved in the lawsuit reportedly used donated GovGuam leave several times, sometimes for months at a time, while on active duty with the Guam National Guard.
The lawsuit cites the “Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994,” which states service members are entitled to retirement service credit in their civilian jobs while deployed.
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(Guam Pacific Daily News)