Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-09-30


Tightening. The increased deduc.
ton rate, incidentally, is likely to
increase the pressure from EN-.
ploye groups for pay raise.
RESOLUTIONS: Meanwhile
the National Federation of Fed.
eral Employees has recapped some
further resolutions that its Dallas
convention adopted in its closing
hours recently. They call for:
/. Restoration of annual leave
accumulation privileges up to 60
days, and restoration of at least
26 days annual leave allowance
for all Federal employees.
2. Adoption of contributory
health insurance program which
would cover Federal employees.
3. Increases in the present sin.
adequate travel allowances" Cts
now SO daily.)
4. Increases in the number of
longevity pay increases for GER.
tain groups of Federal employees.
LEAVE: Important changes in
leave laws for Federal employees
are likely next year, insiders re-
port.
One big drive will center on
extension of the present limit on
leave to 60 days.
Employees now may accumulate
only up to 80 days. All above is
lost Except in certain cases
where employees already had
more than 30; this they can keep
as long as it is unused).
Top support is expected for g
plan which would allow accruals
of annual leave above 80 days, UP
to 60, with the proviso that the
top 80 days, from the 31st day
to the Goth day of the accumula
ton, could only be used for leave
and vacation purposes.
1t would not be convertible into
terminal leave payments upon re
tirement, or departure from the
service for other reasons.
If this does not go through, one
alternative suggestion will be
presented: that, where the agen
cy requires the employee to work
so much during the course of the
year that he has no opportunity
to use it, a special exemption
from the 30-day limit on leave
accruals be allowed.
TAXES: Some thousands Of
Federal employees who have beer
delinquent in Federal income
taxes are being given final warn
ings by internal revenue to pay
up, or have the money taken Out
of their pay checks starting ir
January.
Previously, a technicality OF
law has prevented internal re
venue from compelling employees
of other agencies to pay delin
quent taxes. The bulk of Fed
eral agencies have strict admins
trative policies requiring EN-
ployes to pay up, even so, but IRIS
complained that there will be q
good many who had not.
So, the last Congress changed
the law. IRIS can now go in and
require the deductions of salary
for any employe in any agency.
HOLIDAY: Federal officials re
port a heavy demand for annua
leave for Friday, November IL
It's the day after Veterans Day
(Armistice Day., and offers ;
chance to string together a four
day holiday at sacrifice of only
one days annual leave.
At present, an employee who ha!
&c days annual leave this yea
and rs days from previous al
ready accumulated should use 2.
days annual leave - if he is no
to forfeit any. He can add onl.
five days of the 26 to his accumu
lation.
However, his agency has beer
so busy this year that he has beer
unable to use any more than
few days leave - has been for
hidden to take any more leave
in fact. Consequently, he stands
to lose virtually all of the leav'
except the five days he can ado
to his present accrual.
In such situations. special eS
emptions should be granted, /
is argued, to permit this employ,
to carry above days in accumula
tons. If the first plan for g.
days accumulation privilege TO
everybody is not approved, thi
special exemption plan will b
presented instead.