File a Claim

Current, former or retired federal civilian employees may be entitled to compensation for improperly charged military leave. Prior to 2000 federal agencies charged military reservists for days which they were not required to work. A recent landmark ruling (originally known as Butterbaugh) allows affected individuals to file claims.

AFGE has entered into a co-counsel relationship with Tully Rinckey, PLLC. AFGE members will be provided with legal services to at no cost to any federal civilian employee eligible for military leave compensation.

To get started or to see if you are eligible please download and complete an intake form below. If you are not sure if you qualify for a claim, please submit a form anyway and we will contact you.

If you are a Reservist who worked for the Air Force during the period for which you are seeking Military Leave, you will need to submit an email to selfL@afge.org at the same time that you submit the form to Tully Rinckey, PLLC to notify AFGE that you are filing a claim for Military Leave.

If you do not have the capability to download a form or print it, you can request that we mail you one. To download and save a form right click the link and choose "save target as."

Intake Form: Adobe PDF

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Request a Print Version: afge@tullylegal.com

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Once the intake form is completed, please return it to our office in one of the following ways:

Email: afge@tullylegal.com

Fax: (518) 218-0496

Mail:
Tully Rinckey, PLLC
USERRA Intake
441 New Karner Rd
Albany, NY 12205-3884

If you have any question on filing out this form, please check Frequently Asked Questions section of the website, call 518-218-7100 or email afge@tullylegal.com

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