Federal Employees Pay Act (FEPA) Premium Pay Administration for Federal Human Resource Specialists
Length

1 ½ days

Please contact Wayne Coleman to discuss pricing. See Contact Information

Optimum Class Size 

20-25

Topics Covered

Objectives

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
  • Practical Application

Differentials and Premium Pay Under FEPA

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

FEPA Premium Pay on an Annual Basis

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

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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