Another Pay Freeze Notice, Emergency Leave for Disaster Victims and More

Government Executive: Although Congress may be well on its way to including a 1.9 percent pay increase for civilian federal employees in its appropriations legislation slated for passage after the midterm elections, the Trump administration is proceeding as if the president’s plan for a pay freeze in 2019 will become reality, for now.

In a memo last week, acting Office of Personnel Management Director Margaret Weichert asked agency chief human capital officers to conduct an annual review of their authorities to offer special pay rates above the General Schedule for certain occupations and regions to ensure they are still being used and are still needed.

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