Compensatory Time Off vs. Overtime Pay
When can you earn overtime pay and when can you earn compensatory time off? The author explains the differences between these two types of pay and situations under which each can arise.
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Night Pay is the Right Pay But ONLY When It’s Regularly Scheduled
The author details what qualifies as night work for General Schedule employees, how much night pay will be, and any conditions that may impact whether you will receive night pay when assigned to a shift that includes night hours.
Obama Calls on Feds to Do Their ‘Fair Share’ With 1% Pay Raise for 2015
President Obama has sent a letter to House Speaker John Boehner and Vice President Joe Biden for a 1 percent across-the-board pay increase for the federal workforce. Here is a copy of the letter describing the pay adjustments to take place in January 2015.
OPM: 1% Pay Raise in 2015 Becoming More Likely
A recent memo from Office of Personnel Management director Katherine Archuleta said that unless President Obama acts before the end of August, federal workers can most likely expect a 1% pay raise in 2015.
Pay Freeze Ends: Federal Employees to Get 1% Raise in 2014
The president has issued an executive order that will give federal employees an across-the-board pay raise of 1% “on the first day of the first applicable pay period beginning on or after January 1, 2014.”
Legislation Would Provide Pay Parity for Hourly and Salaried Federal Employees
Rep. Matt Cartwright (D-PA) has introduced legislation that would ensure that the percentage increase in rates of basic pay for Wage Grade (WG), or hourly, employees is equivalent to the percentage increase received by other federal employees in the same pay locality.
Calculating Back Pay
Back pay for federal employees must be calculated in accordance with the requirements of the Back Pay Act. The author offers some details about how this process works.
Obama Proposes Plan for 1% Pay Increase
In a letter issued late Friday, the president has said that he is transmitting an alternate pay plan for an across the board pay increase of 1% for the federal workforce.
Social Security vs. Federal Employees: Cumulative Pay Increases
The author compares the historical pay increases of current federal employees to retirees on Social Security to see which group comes out ahead.
2013 Pay Raise is Officially Rescinded
A new executive order and guidance from OPM formally announced the extension of the pay freeze through the end of 2013.
