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New Pay Systems Proposed for Some Federal Jobs

FedSmith.com author Ralph R. SmithBy Ralph R. SmithMarch 19, 2019 2:33 PM Categories Federal Employee Pay News Leave a comment
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The President’s Management Agenda calls for action to establish special occupational pay systems for some federal jobs.

How Will the Pay Raise Impact Locality Pay?

FedSmith.com author Ralph R. SmithBy Ralph R. SmithFebruary 18, 2019 7:26 AM Categories Federal Employee Pay News Leave a comment
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How will the 2019 pay raise impact locality pay, and what does the Pay Agent have to say about new locality pay areas?

It’s Official: Federal Employees Are Getting a Raise in 2019

FedSmith.com author Ian SmithBy Ian SmithFebruary 15, 2019 3:05 PM Categories Federal Employee Pay News Leave a comment
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Thanks to the spending bill that just became law, federal employees will have a pay raise in 2019, overriding the pay freeze that was previously in place.

1.9% Retroactive Pay Raise Now Likely

FedSmith.com author Ralph R. SmithBy Ralph R. SmithFebruary 14, 2019 7:27 AM Categories Federal Employee Pay News Leave a comment
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A raise of 1.9% appears more likely than seemed possible a few weeks ago. Here is the latest.

Pay Freeze Stands for 2019

FedSmith.com author Ralph R. SmithBy Ralph R. SmithDecember 28, 2018 7:20 PM Categories Federal Employee Pay News Leave a comment
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Because Congress has not overridden the president’s proposed pay freeze, and an Executive Order has been issued freezing pay, no raise is expected in 2019.

6 New Locality Pay Areas Coming in 2019

FedSmith.com author Ralph R. SmithBy Ralph R. SmithDecember 5, 2018 11:42 AM Categories Federal Employee Pay News Leave a comment
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OPM has issued a final rule to add six new locality pay areas in 2019 that will impact roughly 70,000 federal employees.

New Locality Pay Areas Likely for January 2019

FedSmith.com author Ralph R. SmithBy Ralph R. SmithNovember 20, 2018 2:22 PM Categories Federal Employee Pay News Leave a comment
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What are the latest developments on new locality pay areas for 2019, and where does next year’s pay raise stand?

Federal Employee Pay and the Federal Salary Council

FedSmith.com author Ralph R. SmithBy Ralph R. SmithNovember 14, 2018 5:09 PM Categories Federal Employee Pay News Leave a comment
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The Federal Salary Council has renewed its call for adding new locality pay areas and added one more geographic area to its list of recommendations.

Salary Council Recommends More Locality Pay Areas

FedSmith.com author Ralph R. SmithBy Ralph R. SmithOctober 23, 2018 4:21 PM Categories Federal Employee Pay News Leave a comment
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The Federal Salary Council has made a number of recommendations for expanding and increasing federal locality pay.

OPM Proposes Adding 64,000 New Federal Employees to Locality Pay

FedSmith.com author Ralph R. SmithBy Ralph R. SmithJuly 6, 2018 12:35 PM Categories Federal Employee Pay News Leave a comment
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OPM is proposing to add about 64,000 federal employees to the locality pay system for GS employees.

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