Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-16

The specific questions asked Con.
troller General McCarl on the pay Dill
and his Interpretation follow:
81. What is the effective date OF
salary increases provided for IN the
Brookhart act?"
In the absence of any other effective
date having been fixed in the act, July
8, 1880, the date of its approval, Is the
effective date.
go Assuming that an employe was
on July l, 1928, occupying position
affected by the WEIGH act, under which
he received only one salary step increase,
would he be entitled to a further in
crease under the Brookhart act under
the following conditions
"(a) When he has had an admins
trative increase in salary in the same
grade on or subsequent to July /, 1928?
"(b) When he has had an increase
in grade or grades, with or without
change of salary, either by submission
of classification sheet involving
changed duties or by appeal with or
without changed duties?
"(c) When he has had an increase
in salary from below to above the mini
mum of the new salary range, for ex-
ample:
when a CATS or P-1 employe was
increased from 81 800 to $1,000 on July
/, 1922
"(d) When he has had reduction in
grade or salary or both under provisions
Of section of the classification act OF
1928?
"(e) When he has had a reduction in
grade with or without change of salary
by reason of change in duties or by re-
classification of the same duties"
Entitled to Benefits.
This question will be answered on the
assumption that the employe was in the
service on July 3, 1880, in one of the
grades specified in the act of said date
Ca Yes.
(b) Yes.
Co No. In the illustration given the
increase from 81 800 to 50, 100, or $3.50,
is the amount of the next two success
sive steps in said grades June 80, 1928,
and as they were received automatically
July /, 1928, solely by reason of the pro-
visions of the WEIGH act of May %,
1928, no additional step or salary rate
is authorized under the terms of the
Brookhart amendatory act. No per-
son who received under the WEIGH act
an increase equal to two steps as they
existed June 80, 1928, is entitled to an
increase under the Brookhart act.
Cd Yes, the increase to be one step
in the grade held on July 8, 1880.
(e) Yes, same as under Id.
"3. If an employee in grade PA or
CAF-11 at $4,000 per annum was by the
WEIGH act placed in grade P-5 or CAT
IL at $1,000. would he receive an addi-
tional step?"
Yes, because the increase was the
equivalent of only one step as the steps
existed under grades PA and CALL
on June 80. 1928.
Reinstated Employees.
~. If an employee who subsequent
to July l, 1928, became separated from
the service and was later reinStated in
the same or another department, would
he receive an additional step?
"(a) In the same grade with same
rate of compensation.
"Ob) In the same grade with lower
rate of compensation.
"(c) In lower grade with same or
different compensation.
"(d) In higher grade with same
or different compensation"
Assuming that the employe was on
June 80, 1928, in a position within one
of the grades mentioned in this act,
that he was advanced only one step
under the WEIGH act, and that on
july 8. 1880, he was in position within
one of the grades affected by this act,
each of the four subdivisions OF this
question is answered in the affirmative:
"5. If an employe was transferred
subsequent to July /, 1928, from one de-
partment or independent e establishment
TO another department or independent
establishment, or within the same de-
partment or establishment, would ne
receive the additional step?
"(a) In the same grade with same
rate of compensation.
"(b) In the same grade with lower
rate of compensation.
"(c) In lower grade with same or
different compensation.
"(d) In a higher grade with same
or different compensation"
This question is answered the same
IS. Do employees who receive one
salary step increase July l, 1928, and
who have since been advanced to a
higher grade receive one salary step
increase under any Of the following cir
cumStances:-
"(a) Where he received a $50 in
crease under the WEIGH act and has
since been advanced to higher grade
having 500 steps?
"(b) Where he received 500 in
crease under the WEIGH act and has
since been advanced to grade having
5000 steps?
"(c) Where he has been advanced to
a higher grade, but his present salary
does not exceed the salary limit of the
grade from which promoted"
(a) Yes, CD Yes, Co Yes.
Not Eligible for Increase.
az. Prior to July 1, 1928, the entrance
salary Of CATS and P-1 was S1.860
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