Below are important pay reminders for employees and supervisors to ensure every employee receives their paycheck on time.  

• For Pay Period 25 (Dec. 14 – 27, 2024)

  • No later than Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2024, employees need to submit their timesheets and supervisors need to approve timesheets.

• For Pay Period 26 (Dec. 28, 2024 – Jan. 10, 2025)

  • No later than Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025, employees need to submit their timesheets and supervisors need to approve timesheets.

• To Code Federal Holidays in Paycheck 8

  • Use Transaction Code 66 and Descriptor Code 21, which documents Paid Holiday. 

• If A Holiday Falls on Your Regularly Scheduled Day Off

  • Please review the HRM Leave website for federal holiday to verify information about “in lieu of” holiday.

• Employees in the 6 Hours Leave Category

  • These employees will accrue 10 hours of annual leave in Pay Period 25. This occurs every year to ensure employees in the 6-hour leave category receive the correct leave amount as authorized by law.

• Use or Lose Accrued Annual Leave

  • Employees are encouraged to participate in the Voluntary Leave Transfer Program.

Help is available

Open and HR Help case:

• Call: 1-877-372-7248, select 2.

• Email: hrm_contact_center@usda.gov 

• Self-Service: ConnectHR, then select HR Help. For detailed instructions, visit the HR Help How-to Add a Case Guide.