Evening star., 1923-03-04
RECLASSIFICATION WINS
AS FUIBUSTERINC KILLS
BILLS IN DYING SESSION

the rate of compensation of each
employe Hereunder in accordance
with the rules prescribed in section
| 70 herein. Such ALLEGATIONS shall be
reviewed and may be revised by the
board and shall become final upon
| their approval by said board. When
ever an existing position or a posi-
tion hereafter created by law shall
not fairly and reasonably be allocable
| to one of the grades of the several
services described in the compensa-
ton schedules. the board Shall adopt
! FOR such position the range of COM
pensatlon prescribed for a grade. or
mitb G,ass Thereof comparable there
In determining the rate of COM
pensation which an employe shall
receive, the principle of equal COM
| pensation for equal work, irrespec-
tive of sex. shall be followed.
! Section 5. That the compensation
schedules shall apply only to civilian
employees I'm the departments within the
| District of Columbia and shall not apply
to employees in positions the duties of
| Which are to perform or assist in ap-
| in recognized trade or craft and skill
ed and sem-skilled laborers, except
such as are under the direction and
control OF the custodian of a public
building or perform work which is
subordinate. incidental. or preparatory
to work of a professional. scientific, or
! technical character The board shall
make survey of the field service and
snail report to Congress at it's first
regular session following the passage
| or this act schedules of positions
grades, and salaries for such services,
which shall follow the principles and
rules of the compensation schedules
| herein contained i'll so far as these are
applicable to the field services. This
| report shall include list prepared by
/ the head of each department, after con-
sultation with board and in accordance
: with uniform procedure prescribed by
! IT, allocating all field positions in his
! department to their approximate grades
! III SAID schedules and fixing the pro-
posed rate of compensation of each en-
| pioEe hereunder in accordance with
the rules prescribed in section herein
Rules for Compensation.
Section 6. That in determining
the compensation to be established
| initially for the several employees
the following rules shall govern:
l. In computing the existing COM
| pensation of an employe, any bonus
which the employe receives shall be
| included.
.. If the employe is receiving
| compensation less than the minimum
! rate OF the grade or class thereof in
which his duties fall, the compensa-
| tion shall be increased to that mini
mum rate
! 3. If the employe is receiving
/ compensation within the range of
! salary prescribed for the appropriate
| grade at one of the rates fixed there
! in, no change shall be made in the
existing compensation.
4. If the employe is receiving
| compensation within the range of
! salary prescribed for the appropriate
! grade, but not at one of the rates
| fixed therein, the compensation shall
| be increased to the next higher rate.
! ,. If the employe is not a veteran
! of the civil war, or widow of such
veteran, and is receiving compensa-
| scribed for the appropriate grade. the
! rate within the grade nearest the
! present compensation.
! {. All new appointments shall be
at the minimum rate of the appropri-
ate grade or class thereof
| Sec. !. Increases in compensation
/ shall be allowed upon the attainment
! and maintenance of the appropriate
| efficiency ratings to the next higher
| rate within the salary range of the
! grade: Provided. however, that in no
! case shall the compensation of any
! employe be increased unless Con-
| gresS has appropriated money from
| which the increase may lawfully be
! paid. nor shall the rate for any en-
| mum rate for the grade to which his
| position is allocated. Nothing herein
! contained shall be construed to pre-
/ vent the promotion of an employe
! from one class to vacant position in
! a higher class at any time in accord