Federal Employees: Pension COLAs and Pay Adjustments Since 1969

Isaacs, Katelin P.

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Government employees;    Labor;    Pay equity;    Pensions;    Cost of living adjustments;   

RP-ID  :  94-971
RP-ID  :  94-971_2010Dec07

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来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

Congress has linked adjustments in federal pay to the ECI so that wages for federal employees will remain competitive with wages paid by firms in the private sector. Under the terms of the Federal Employees' Pay Comparability Act of 1990 (P.L. 101-509), pay for civilian federal employees is adjusted each year to keep the salaries of federal workers competitive with comparable occupations in the private sector. These annual adjustments in federal employee pay-which are distinct from any pay raises associated with within-grade step increases or promotions to a higher pay grade-are based on changes in the cash compensation paid to workers in the private sector, as measured by the ECI. Under certain circumstances, the President may limit the annual increase in federal pay by executive order.