Evening star., 1933-03-23
M'CARL UPHO[DS
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First Rulings on Accumulated
FurIough Given by Con-
troIIer General.

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arose by reason of the changes worked
by the new law in the current economy
act, which was to have been operative
until July /, 1894.
The controller generals decisions
turned on the legislative furlough Sec
ton of the economy act, which pro-
vides for the statutory "a days leave
for which there Is . deduction OF 80
days pay.
Answers Treasury Query.
They were rendered in response to q
request from the Secretary Of the Treas
ury, and, in substance, are as follows:
i. Where legislative furlough up to
18 working daystmeaning 22H days
pay (three-fourths Of q month";
been deducted, but the furlough has
not been used. 1t may be granted to
the employe between March 81 and
July /.
2. When any amount over 22Ha days
pay has been deducted. and the furlougn
has not been used, the employe can
obtain a refund on the March pay roll
for the excess above the 22h days.
The Controller Generals decision cov-
cred the following query:
Where a Government employe who
is subject to a deduction Of 8la per
cent Of his pay under the provisions
Of the economy act has (a) through
election on his part or (b) through exi-
gencies Of the service failed to use
the total "a days furlough leave accrued
during the fiscal year ending June 80.
1893. NAV he use such accrued unused
furlough leave during the nscal year
ending June 80, 1934?"
Text Of McCarl Reply.
The text Of his answer Is:
Section 4 (d) Of Title II Of the act
Of March 20, 1888, Public No. 2, repeaE,
effective April l, 1898: section 10l Of the
economy act containing the provisions
for legislative furlough during the fiscal
year 1888, and section 4 (a) OF the same
title amends section 4 (a) Of the act OF
March 3, 1888, Public No. 429, by elimi-
mating that portion which proposed TO
continue section 101 Of the economy act
through the fiscal year 1884:
Accordingly, there Will be no pro-
vision during the fiscal year 1884 ior
granting legislative furlough, ana as tne
furlough provisions OF the act OF June
80. 1882. involved solely fiscal year
proposition, your question Is answered IN
the negative. However, to permit EN-.
ployes to take, between March 81 and
July /, 1888, the unused portion OF the
l8 working days furlough for which
deductions from compensation previous.
ly had been made under the terms OF
section 10l (b) Of the economy act. ana
the rules prescribed by this office, would
not contravene the law.
For the period ending March 81:
1888 there must have been deducteo
and withheld from the compensation OF
each employe in a duty status for the
entire period from July /, 1882. to March
81, 1888, inclusive, and subject 70 the
legislative furlough under section lo! tpl
Of the economy act. at least 2212 Gays
pay at the rate Of IA days pay 1or ~
working days legislative furlougn, ana
such additional amount OF deduction
as represents IA days pay Tor sucn
working days absence on legislative iuI,
Tough in excess Of 18 days prior to April
l. 1888. Proportionate deductions must
be shown and withheld from the COM
pensation OF employees in q duty status
only q part Of the period from July /,
1882, to March 81, 1888, inclusive.
Adjustments Possible.
Adjustments may be made on the
March pay roll-the amount to be with
held from the amount otherwise Tor
impounding-to cover the excess deduc-
tions made on account OF legislative
furlough under the rules prescribed by
this Office in those cases where the
amount deducted exceeds the equiva-
lent Of two and one-half days pay Tor
each month Of service since June 80,
1892, and exceeds, also, the amount
equivalent to one and one-fourth days
pay for each working day OF absence on
legislative furlough. But In no case Is
a refund authorized where the total
amount deducted on account OF legts-
lative furlough does not exceed one
and one-fourth days pay for each
working day of absence on legislative
furlough For example, II an employe
has been absent on legislative fur
Tough one entire month or "A working
days and, therefore, has had the equiva-
lent Of one months pay deducted, no
refund Is authorized"
Other Rulings Awaited.
The silence of the decision on the
subject of administrative furlough-
that is, leave taken without pay over
and above the statutory month. when
insufficient appropriations made this
step necessary If dismissajs were to be
avoided-was due to the fact the ques-
ton was not raised.
This is expected to be covered, how
ever, in a series Of questions going to
the controller general today from the
Civil Service Commission, which yes
terday was authorized to forward them
by personnel officers Of the Govern
ment. These officials acted after two
days Of conferences in which problems
that were held certain to arise under
the new law were discussed, and agree
ment reached on those which the con-
troller general should be requested to
clear up.
Some points on which there was
doubt, 1t was thought, likely would be
cleared up by President Roosevelt, when
the rate Of the pay cut, to be invoked
after the first of the month Is fixed.