# Administrative Leave for Workforce Realignment and Other Purposes

**Action Urgency Score:** 65/100

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Agency | Personnel Management Office |
| Type | Final rule |
| Action | Final rule. |
| Published | 2026-10-19 |
| Effective | 2026-11-18 |
| Significant | No |
| CFR parts | 5 CFR 351, 5 CFR 630, 5 CFR 715 |
| Summary | The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is issuing a final rule to amend its regulations governing administrative leave for workforce realignment and other purposes. This final rule more fully addresses the appropriate uses of administrative leave, including use in connection with deferred resignation programs and other workforce realignment initiatives, and for other purposes. The final rule also clarifies when an agency may provide administrative leave during a reduction-in-force notice period and accept or deny an employee's request to withdraw a resignation in the context of a deferred re |
| Document number | 2026-21320 |

## Why this score
- Effective date within 30 days.
- Final rule.

Source: Federal Register API (Office of the Federal Register) (https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/10/19/2026-21320/administrative-leave-for-workforce-realignment-and-other-purposes). Last refreshed: 2026-11-04T21:40:49.974Z.
Data from the Federal Register API; the published Federal Register document is authoritative. Informational only, not legal advice.