GRANTING TIME OFF FOR RELIGIOUS OBSERVANCES

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP81-00314R000200090007-6
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 12, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 15, 2002
• Sequence Number: 7
• Publication Date: September 2, 1977
• Content Type: MEMO

Approved For Release 2002/05/16: CIA-RDP81-00314f 0_ P200090007-6
INTERAGENCY ADVISORY GROUP
UNITED STATES CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION
OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20415
Chairman
Raymond Jacobson
Executive Director, CSC
Room 5518, Ext. 26111
Executive Vice-Chairman
Clinton Smith
Room 1304, Ext. 26272
September 2, 1977
FROM: Raymond Jacobson
Secretariat
Room 1304-1900 E St., N. W.
Code 101, Ext. 26266 or
Area Code 202-632-6266
SUBJECT: Granting Time Off for RYigious Observances
We are in receipt of inquiries concerning established Government policies
and regulations on granting time off for religious observances. Because
of the approaching Jewish High Holy Days, we request expeditious
transmission of the following message to your activities:
"Bulletin No. 630-30, Granting Time Off for Religious Observances,
has just been issued to remind agencies of established Government
policies and regulations regarding this subject. Agencies are
encouraged to approve requests for annual leave or leave without
pay or to make other reasonable accommodations to the religious
needs of employees to the extent that such accommodations do not
cause undue hardship on the business of the agency. 'Reasonable
accommodations' may include such arrangements as. changing a tour of
duty, substituting another qualified employee, or granting compen-
satory time off, when appropriate. Excused absence (administrative
leave) is not appropriate for this purpose.
"While the approval of requests for annual leave and leave without
pay and the determination of what constitutes a 'reasonable accom-
modation' are at the administrative discretion of the agencies,
your attention is directed to section 713.204(g) of the Commission's
regulations which requires that if an agency cannot accommodate to
an employee's religious needs, the agency has a duty in a complaint
arising under the provisions of the Equal Opportunity regulations
to demonstrate its inability to do so."
Approved For Release 2002/05/16 : CIA-RDP81-0031.4R000200090007-6