WASHINGTON, April 24 -- Office Of Personnel Management has issued a proposed rule called: Critical Position Pay Authority.
The proposed rule was published in the Federal Register on April 24 by Jerson Matias, Federal Register Liaison.
Summary: The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) proposes to amend its regulations governing the critical position pay authority to establish level I of the Executive Schedule as the default maximum critical pay rate, with higher rates subject to written approval by the Director of OPM; eliminate non-statutory caps and approval criteria; address the use of service agreements; clarify reductions or terminations of critical position pay are not adverse actions or subject to grievance or appeal rights; and cla...