Evening star., 1942-12-28
New j. 5. Paw
Rulings Fixed
By President
Workers on Sick
Or Annual Leuve
To Share Overtime

Prescribing regulations for ad-
miniStration of the new war pay
legislation for Federal employees,
President Roosevelt today di-
rected all agencies to establish
an official work week." and said
that persons absent on approved
annual or sick leave are entitled
to the extra compensation for
the hours over 40 worked by
their units.
The President has called for uni
versal establishment of the six-day,
48-hour week in the executive
agencies under the new law which
grants time and one-half overtime
for hours over 40, and the effect of
the ruling on leave is to pay an
employe compensation at the 48-
hour rate. despite absence, so long
as it is approved.
Concurrently the District Com
missioners today decided that the
municipal government would con-
tinue to work a 44-hour week.
Commissioners had been advised
by municipal department executives
there was no need for the city divi-
slons to work the extra four hours.
Details of the overtime pay bill as
applied to municipal workers were
being considered today at a meeting
of a group including Corporation
Counsel Richmond B. Keech and
District Budget Officer Walter L,
Fowler.
The law, which provides a 10 per
cent fiat increase for employees who
will not draw overtime. is retro
active to December l. and the regu-
lations provide that Official" over
time worked since the effective date
shall be compensated at the over
time rate
This will give back pay on a a.
hour basis for the War and Navy
Departments, and on 44-hour basis
for virtually all other units, the
work week having been raised VOL
UNFAIRLY from the former 80 hours
at the outbreak of the war.
The overtime pay and the fiat
raise Is to be calculated on the first
$4,000 OF an individuals salary, with
ceiling" of $4,000 on the total
that can be earned, which limits
beneflclaries of the legislation to
those earning something less than
$4,000
In directing ests blishment of an
Official" work week President,
Roosevelt said that no employe
would be required to stay on duty
IN excess of the fixed hours "except
upon the order of the head of the
department or agency or of such
oncer or employer as has been dele
gated specific authority to REQUIRE
such additional work.
The hourly rate of an emnlove,.
compensation is to be figured at one
eighth OF a days work. and a dav's
pay-under the law-will be l-36Oth
OF the per-annum salary. Where
ieaVe Is taken without pay. there
lore, the deduction for a day will be
l-3ooth OF the annual pay.
GPO Asks Ruling.
Inc regulations were expected tn
clarity the situation with regards tn
Government Printing Office en-.
ployes, but made no mention of this
group, and as a result. officials
there expected to send request
for ruling to the Controller Cen
eral, later today
The pay law is open to an inter-
preptation that would bar any GPO
workers from its benefits, but Of
ficials are certain that the overtime
grant will be applicable to approx
lmately 1000 per annum employees.
About 1000 persons on an hourly
basis. are not expected to benefit
because they already receive over
time pay, and it is not believed the
fiat increase will be applicable to
them.
Text of Presidents Order.
The text of the Presidents execu-
tive order follows:
BY virtue of the authority vested
In me as President of the United
States, hereby prescribe the fol-
lowing regulations governing the
(See REGULATIONS, Page 2-XJ