Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-12
ASK M'CARL RULING
ON PAY RAISE ACT
Civil Service Commission
Submits List of Questions
to Controller General.

Controller General McCarl today was
asked to interpret the new Brookhart
salary raise act.
The Civil Service Commission sub
mitted to McCarl a comprehensive list
of questions, upon which they asked him
to issue official decisions 1t is hoped
that McCarl may make his rulings In
time for the personnel officers of all
branches of the Government to incor-
porate the pay increases in the July 81
pay envelopes of those to whom in
creases are due.
Many questions were submitted to
McCarl in the document signed by John
T. Doyle of the Civil Service Commits
sion. The questions were prepared by
a committee of the Association of Per-
sonnet Officers, which represents every
Government department and establish
ment in the Federal service. The ques-
tons were carefully prepared at several
sessions of the committee, and are be-
lieved to cover all the principal points.
1t was felt that decisions on these ques-
tons by McCarl would be necessary be-
fore the pay rolls could be prepared
containing the new salary rates.
Prepared by Committee.
The committee preparing the ques-
tons consisted of P. l.. Gladmon of the
Department of Agriculture; Charles
Piozet, Navy Department; Mrs Grace
Van Casteel, United States Tariff Com
mission; G. G. Hathaway, Civil Service
Commission; Edward j. Gardner, De-
partment of. Commerce, and j. B. Swift
ger, Interstate Commerce Commission.
The questions are as follows:
l. What is the effective date of
salary increases provided for in the
Brookhart act?
2. Assuming that an employee was
on July l, 1923, occupying a position
affected by the WEIGH act under which
he received only one salary step in
crease would he be entitled 70 further
increase under the Brookhart act, under
the following conditions:
ca When he has had an admin
lstrative 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 a
classification sheet involving changed
duties or by appeal with or without
changed duties?
Co When he has had an increase in
salary from below to above the minimum
OF the new salary range, for example:
When a CATS or P-l employee was
increased from 1920 to $2,l00 on July
l, 1928?
Cd When he has had a reduction in
grade or salary or both under provisions
OF section 8 of the classification act of
1928?
(e) When he has had a reduction in
grade or without change of salary by
reason of change in duties or by re-
classification of the same duties.
8. II an employe in grade PA or
CAF-ll at $4,000 per annum was by
the WEIGH act placed in grade P-5 or
CAF-l2 at $4,000, would he receive an
additional step?
Former EmpIOye Question.
4. If an employe 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?
Ca) In the same grade with same
rate of compensation.
(b) In the same grade with lower
rate of compensation.
Co In lower grade with same or
dlfterent compensation.
ld) In a higher grade with same or
different compensation.
5. If an employe was transferred
subsequent to July /. 1928, from one
department or independent establish
ment to another department or indie
pendent establishment, or within the
same department or establishment,
would he receive the additional step?
(a) In the same grade with same rate
of compensation.
OBJ In the same grade with lower
rate of compensation.
CO In lower grade with same or diff
terent compensation.
cd In higher grade with same or
different compensation.
8. Do employees who received one
salary step increase July l, 1928, and
who have since been advanced to a
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