Mandated Telework Q&As

From Andy Faile: 3/24/20

Guidelines for Computer Outage Downtime

"The following guidelines are provided to Patent supervisors and examiners in the event of computer problems and outages."

Office Hours Suspension

Due to the mandatory telework enacted by the Department of Commerce, office hours are suspended until further notice. Please direct all questions and concerns to popahelp@popa.org. Thank you.

POPA Update on the Coronavirus Response

CONTINUED UPDATES ON COVID-19 HERE

Are you paying dues to POPA or PTOS?

When a new employee joined the agency, they may have attended an information session and were handed a 'union dues-form' to sign. Once this form was processed, the dues-deductions appeared on their paystub as 'UNION/ASSOCIATION DUES.' Henceforth, $2 were subtracted from their biweekly paystub. Is this employee a POPA member? Unfortunately not. This employee had signed into PTOS (patent and trademark office society.)