Evening star., 1933-03-21
PAY AND FURL0UGH
ISSUES DISCUSSED
AT MEETING TODAY
New Economy Act Problems
Being Thrashed Out in
Conference.
SITUATION COMPLICATED
BY OVERLAPPING LAW
Many Questions Add to Uncer.
tainty of Status Of Govern.
ment Employees.

With the new economy act present.
ing a number Of questions that must
be cleared up by the controller general,
personnel officers of the executive de-
partments and independent establish
ments are comforting this afternoon
at the Civil Service Commission to
study the act and decide on the rulings
that are to be sought at the outset.
1t also will be decided II the Civil
Service Commission will present the
queries to Controller General McCari
or If this action Is to be instituted by
some other agency.
When the first economy act went
into effect last July, the controller gen.
eral Immediately began to be bombarded
by establishments throughout the Gov
eminent for interpretations covering
various phases and, as rulings on these
were made. copies were broadcast for
the guidance Of all.
Situation Complicated.
In the present instance, the situation
Is complicated by reason of the fact
that the new law, becoming operative
on April l, will overlap three months
originally intended to be covered by
the old economy act, as well as taking
in the fiscal year 1884 for which the
old economy act had been re-enacted.
In connection with the new law, it
was said by those who will be charged
with its administration. a number Of
questions on pay deductions and leave
that require solution Immediately pre-
sent themselves and are expected to
form the basis of the QUESTIONABLE
that will 60 to the controller general
They include the following:
Can legislative furlough the statp-
tory deduction of one month"; accrued
and unused. on March 81, 1888, be al
lowed after April /?
Can administrative furlough 0eave
without pay applied to avert dis
missals) accrued and unused on March
81 be allowed after April /?
After April !, 1888, will the salary
deductions for one administrative days
furlough be computed at the base pay
rate or at the base pay less IS per cent
(this Is the maximum reduction which
may be applied under the new law
Where legislative furlough deductions
have been made in excess Of the amount
required to March 81, which would be
three quarters Of q months pay, and
absence was not had, should (a) re-
fund be made to employe, 90 should
credit on IS per cent be made?
Where employe has been absent In
excess Of the required amount of legis-
lative furlough to March 81 and ap-
propriate deductions have been made,
shall there be any deductions for credit
to the is per cent?
Annual Leave Issue.
Does annual leave begin to accrue at
the rate Of IS days per annum on April
l, July l, or be retroactive to January
l of this year?
Does annual leave accrued and un-
used on June 80, 1882. when leave was
suspended, accrue and become available
for use after April under the new law?
Must the IS per cent deduction be i'm
pounded for the fiscal year 1888 In the
same manner as the 81s per cent de-
duction?
Must the impoundment of the is per
cent deduction be made in 1894, even
though estimates for that year took into
consideration the sE, per cent deduc-
tion made during the current year?