National Park Service Announces New Seasonal Worker Policy, 'Corrective Action' for Wronged Rangers

Government Executive: The National Park Service this month formalized a new rule barring people from working more than 1,040 hours per year in a seasonal position, but officials said they will take “corrective actions” to help those impacted by a shoddy roll-out of the change.

Last month, many seasonal NPS employees reported being unexpectedly locked out of summer jobs at parks after the agency changed the rules governing seasonal work. They said that the Park Service had previously encouraged employees to pursue multiple seasonal posts in a year and gave no advance notice of the change.

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