Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-02
SALARY INCREASES
IN EFFECT TODAY
10000 Government Clerks in
D. c. Benefited Under
WEIGH Law.

The WEIGH act. passed at the last
session of Congress and giving increases
in salary to 10000 Government clerks
here. is in effect today. The workers
will reap the first fruits of the measure
when they open their pay envelopes on
July Is.
A considerable number Of employees
have been promoted with the beginning
OF the new fiscal year and these will be
doubly fortunate, for in addition to the
WEIGH raise they will receive the in
crease going with the promotion.
AS the new wage scale went into eff
feet the controversy between Controller
General McCarl and the Personnel
Classification Board concerning the ell
locating of employees in the upper
grades of the professional and clerical
services remained at standstill.
While members of the board have re-
Trained from making any comment on
the controller generals final ruling.
they have given no indication that they
have been won over TO McCarl's inter-
probation of the WEIGH act and there
! is q possibility that if Congress. when
| it convenes next December. should de-
eide that the boards Interpretation is
| the correct one may enact additional
| legislation multiplying McCarl's ruling
with resulting pay cuts for hundreds
| of workers.
Other New Laws Cited.
The controversy between the two
agencies affects only employees who were
| in grades4, and of the professional
| service and grades IL, Il and Is of the
| clerical service. These employees are
| now in grades 5, 6, and of the
| professional service and grades u, 10.
| IA and Is of the clerical service. The
| Personnel Classification Board differs
| with McCarls idea of the new alloca-
ton, holding that some of those who
/ were in grade 4 should go into the new
grade 5, while others should remain in
| grade 4. and that those who were lii
| grades and should advance one
| grade and no more. Its contention
/ with regard TO the clerical service is
| the same
McCarl's superior authority. how
ever has enabled all departments TO
| accept his ruling over that of the board
| and the ruling will stand unless Con-
/ gress should take hand in the mat
| ter
Two other new acts affecting the Dis
| trict to an important degree were in
/ effect today. the Blaine Underwood
/ NDEkulSH compensation law ana the
| Capper- Zihlman child labor law.
| The former provides that worker
/ disabled as the result of his employ
/ ment shall receive compensation not
| exceeding SOS a week during his disa-
| bility In the event of worker being
killed during his employment his bene-
| ficiary will receive up to $500 in addi-
ton to all medical expenses.
Fine Imposed for Neglect.
Employers falling to insure employees
| will be liable TO maximum fine of
| 81 900 or a years imprisonment, or both.
Deputy Commissioner Robert j. Hoage,
who is in charge Of the. enforcement Of
the act, will start cf1eck-up Of en-
| ployers within a few days. to ascertain
| if any have failed TO abide by the new
/ law
The Capper- child labor act
| takes the place of the old child labor
act. which was described as being 30
years behind the times" School au-
thorities are cooperating in enforc-
ing it.