Pay for employees for the period December 10-23, 1995

Date: Fri, 29 Dec 1995 19:26:10 GMT

To: "USGS Employees"<distribution>
Subject: TO ALL USGS EMPLOYEES


We are forwarding additional clarifying information about January 4, 1996,
paychecks.  This information was issued by the Denver Administrative Service
Center on December 27.

                          PAYROLL NOTICE

Pay for employees for the period December 10-23, 1995 (January 4, 1996
paychecks) will be handled in the following manner:

  Those individuals for whom an appropriation or other means of funding was
  not available beyond December 15, 1995, will be paid for one week.  Pay 
  will be calculated at 65% of their hourly wage times their scheduled tour 
  of duty for the first week of the pay period.  This initial pay will be
  forwarded to their financial institution or mailing address as is normally
  done.  No overtime, premium pay, COLA, or other allowances will be
  processed.  No deductions or allotments will initially be taken, e.g.,
  Thrift, savings allotments, charitable contributions, child support,
  garnishments, and bonds.  No leave and earnings statement will be
  provided.  This initial pay process is not being done through the normal
  payroll system but is being done with a supplemental system specifically for
  this situation.  Once the regular payroll is processed, as described
  below, all deductions and allotments will be disbursed to the extent net pay
  is available.

       Those individuals for whom an appropriation or other means of funding
       is available beyond December 15, 1995, will be paid in the same
       manner as above except they will be paid for their full tour of
       duty.  Again, no overtime, premium pay, COLA, or other allowances
       will be included; no deductions or allotments taken, and no leave and
       earnings statement produced. Likewise, once the regular payroll is
       processed, as described below, all deductions and allotments will be
       disbursed to the extent net pay is available.

       Upon passage of a continuing resolution or an appropriation bill, a
       complete T&A will be required for every employee for the period
       December 10-23, 1995, and a complete payroll will be processed.  The
       only difference will be that the initial pay already received by an
       employee (based on their tour of duty) will be deducted and any
       remaining net amount due will be forwarded to their financial
       institution or mailing address as normal.  All overtime,
       premium pay, COLA, and other allowances will be included and all
       deductions, allotments, garnishments, etc., will be taken at this
       time to the extent sufficient funds are available.  A leave and
       earnings statement will be produced.  This process will be initiated as
       soon as a continuing resolution or appropriation is available.  Whether
       furloughed employees will be paid for the second week of the pay period
       will depend upon the provisions of the legislation enacted.

Employees should verify receipt and the amount of their initial pay with their
financial institution on January 4, 1996.  It is possible that some hard
copy checks mailed to individuals may be late depending on individual
mailing situations.  The final net pay received after the continuing
resolution or appropriation is effective will be documented on the leave and
earnings statement and should be reviewed carefully by each employee.
Individual questions on pay can be directed to the Payroll Hotline at 
(303) 969-7732.