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It depends on how long the shutdown furlough lasts. Within-grade and step increases for General Schedule (GS) and Federal Wage System employees are awarded on the basis of length of...
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The effects of a nonpay status (which includes furlough, leave without pay, absence without leave, and suspension) on Federal employee benefits and programs vary based on current law and regulation. ...
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Agencies will follow the guidance on the order of precedence for applying deductions from the pay of its civilian employees when gross pay is insufficient to cover all authorized deductions...
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No, both mean the employee is in a nonpay, nonduty status for those days/hours. However, extended furlough or LWOP may affect the calculation of creditable service for certain purposes.
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Agencies and employees should refer to the TSP website or contact their agency representative for information. Agency representatives may contact the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board at (202) 942-1450 for...
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No. The furlough has no impact on an employee’s General Schedule or Federal Wage System WGI waiting period if the employee is in an Absent-Uniformed Service status (i.e., Nature of...
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The Department of Labor's Office of Workers' Compensation Programs which administers the Federal Employees' Compensation Act (FECA) advises that, in the event of a Government shutdown, an employee who is...
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In the context of shutdown furloughs, the term "excepted" is used to refer to employees who are funded through annual appropriations who are nonetheless excepted from the furlough because they...
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While
on furlough, an individual remains an employee of the Federal Government.
Therefore, executive branch-wide standards of ethical conduct and rules
regarding outside employment continue to apply when an individual is furloughed
(specifically, the...
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Payroll deductions will cease for any employee that does not receive pay. The employee remains enrolled in FSAFEDS, but eligible health care claims incurred during a non-pay status will not...
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