Child bonding can be with any new child who joins a family by birth, adoption, or foster care. For purposes of adoption or foster care, the child has to be a minor, but doesnât have to be under one year of age. The leave needs to be taken during the first year of the child coming into the family.
Though not specifically for veterans, the Schedule A authority for people with disabilities, 5 CFR 213.3102(u), is an excepted authority that agencies can use to appoint eligible veterans who have a severe physical, psychological, or intellectual disability. To be eligible, you must: Show proof of your disability.
Today the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) published its decision to schedule tramadol as a Schedule IV controlled substance. The rule becomes effective August 18 of this year. The DEAâs action was fairly swift, having published its proposal to schedule tramadol just eight months ago (see blog post from November 2013).