OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT ISSUES RULE: CRITICAL POSITION PAY AUTHORITY

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 -- Office Of Personnel Management has issued a rule called: Critical Position Pay Authority.

The rule was published in the Federal Register on Aug. 26 by Jerson Matias, Federal Register Liaison.

Summary: The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is amending its regulations governing the critical position pay (CPP) 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. The final rule eliminates non-statutory caps and approval criteria; addresses the use of service agreements; clarifies that reductions or terminations of CPP are not adverse actions or subject to grievance or appeal rights; and clarifies the tr...