Federal Employees Pay Act (FEPA) Pay Administration Handbook

Table of Contents

Introduction

Coverage by FEPA

• Geographic Coverage
• Agency Coverage
• Employee Coverage
• Exclusion from Coverage

Hours of Work Under FEPA

• Scheduling Decisions
• Scheduling Guidelines
• Alternative Work Schedules

Maximum Earnings Limitations

• Aggregate Limitations on Pay
• Biweekly Limitation on Payment of Premium Pay
• Earnings Limitations for Work in an Emergency
• Earnings Limitations for Mission Critical Work

Overtime Under the FEPA

• Overtime Defined
• Hours of Work
• Compensation for FEPA Overtime
• Compensatory Time Off
• Travel Compensatory Time Off
• Compensatory Time Off for Religious Purposes

Differentials and Premium Pay Under FEPA

• Night Work
• Sunday Work
• Holiday Work
• Duty Involving Physical Hardship or Hazard

FEPA Premium Pay on an Annual Basis

• Regularly Scheduled Standby Duty
• Administratively Uncontrollable Overtime Work (AUO)
• Law Enforcement Availability Pay (LEAP)

FEPA Compliance and Complaint Processes

• OPM Compliance Program
• Filing a FEPA Administrative Claim
• Filing a FEPA Claim in Federal Court

Back Pay Computations

• Coverage
• Determining Entitlement
• Computing Back Pay
• Computing Interest
• Attorney Fees
• Use of Restored Leave

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