The Washington times., 1928-06-04
PAY RUL ms To
FAVOR j 6.
CLERKS
lcontlnued from Firat 80

tIOuA1MAGu AAWLM q - - $500
pioves 81 levels s. B, ana viii
70 into the new levels -Of 3;
and 8. respectively.
Thousands Of employees through
out the service are affected by this
section of the ruling because the
VVelcla bill, as ii finally passed. h4s
many such discrepancies.
EIaborates His Decision
McCarl.s method 81 arriving at this
derision II complicated. When
fhere arA different number DI
salary rates in corresponding trades
untier fIle old and new schedule, ne
rules. .tae relative place Of the posi-.
tion II, the grade under the original
schedule may be represented by
traction. the denomination Of which
IL the total number of salary rates in
thu trade. and the nunlerator of
yvhfrh n The place III the grade OF the
salary rate ut which the employs is
naid represented by one for the
ninininnn salary and 80 on.
Then the relative place of such
position III the corresponding grade
under the schedule In the amended
statute win be determined by multi
plying such fraction BY the whole
number which represents the totaA
number of salary rates in the
schedule under the amended statute.
ssThe roduct will represent the
relative piara of the position ri the
new schedule. the number one repre-
scnting the minimum salary rate,
nlf me product II 8 traction Or =
Y,1tr ~ number. such as er7 or III,
Tire relatlve. place will be that IN
dictated bv either tbs next higher or
the next lower whole number.
Thus an employee now il the sec
-ond of seven salary levels would
multiply ~ BY the number Of levels
under the new schedule s. This
would give product cf / 81. which
h nearer two than one, and 20 he
would 50 into the second level Of
the new schedule
But iii an employee IN the fourth
IafglseSf az seven levels would multi.
ply Al by 1, which would result in
5 81. which Is nearer three than
three of the new schedule.
Fav0rs Lower SaIaried
This provision works out, gcn.
eraIly speaking, 10 that the lower
saIaried employees win get raises 81
two levels and the higher saIaried
employees Will set raise Of only
one level.
McCarI's authority for advancing
all employees IN grades 4 OF the
professional service and III Of the
clerical Is the provision Of The
WEIGH bill which follows:
Whenever III any case the basic
IificationS Of any already exist
Ing grade or subdivision or service
are By this act made the basic
quail fications Of higher grade or
subdivision, the positions of al emf
pIOyes In said existing grade or SUBJ
division ara by this act advanced to
said higher grade or subdivision OF
service. "
Members OF the Personnel CIassi-
fication Board have contended that
all OF the employees 0f these two
grades would have to be reelassified
III order to determine which would
60 up grade and which would
stay In the lower grade This II
now unnecessary as McCarI's deci-
sion supercedas the authority Of
the board.
Deficiency Hinted
McCarl further ruled today that
the provisions Of the average re.
striction clause" OF the apprOpria-
ton act does not apply To promo
tions under the WEIGH bill. but
will apply to future promotions.
He also settled all doubt about
The raises becoming effective July
by declaring that the salary aR-
preparations for next year can be
used for. the raises and IL de-
ficiency Is created II can be cor
rected by COngresg next session.