Working at a Secondary Alternate Worksite. Secondary alternate worksites are subject to the rules outlined in Section I.D.2. above. Participants must request approval to work at a secondary alternate worksite through ETIS prior to working from that location. Requests are not necessary for each use of a secondary alternate worksite once the secondary alternate worksite is approved through ETIS. However, the participant must communicate the routine and recurring schedule with their immediate supervisor. The amount of time spent working at the secondary alternate worksite cannot exceed 6 months in any 12-month period otherwise the secondary alternate worksite should be changed to become the primary alternate worksite. Employees must track their time at alternate worksites; if the intended stay at any secondary alternate worksite exceeds 6 months in a 12-month period, then the participant must make an address change in EPP. The participant’s supervisor initiates a Personnel Action Request (PAR) to change the duty station in the designated USPTO human resources system. See Section IV.A.2. for additional guidance on changing your duty station. A participant whose official worksite is at the USPTO office will generally not be permitted to work at a secondary alternate worksite that is outside of a 50-mile radius of their USPTO office for a full bi-week or more at a time, unless the participant reports to the USPTO office at least two times per bi-week [See Section III.C.1.], meets one of the exceptions in 5 C.F.R. § 531.605(d)(2), or has been granted a temporary medical exception [See Section V].
Working at a Secondary Alternate Worksite. Secondary alternate worksites are subject to the rules outlined in Section I.D.2. above. Participants must request approval to work at a secondary alternate worksite through ETIS prior to working from that location. Requests are not necessary for each use of a secondary alternate worksite once the secondary alternate worksite is approved through ETIS. However, the participant must communicate the routine and recurring schedule with their immediate supervisor.
