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Employment

  1. Implementation of Category Rating Procedures


  2. Voluntary Early Retirement Authority (VERA)and Voluntary Separation Incentive Payments (VSIP) Frequently Asked Questions


  3. Appointing Authorities


  4. Rights and Benefits of Reservists Called to Active Duty


  5. Fact Sheet:  Unpaid Work Experience Program for Clients with Disabilities of State Vocational Rehabilitation Agencies


  6. Interim Procedures for Documenting Volunteer Service


  7. Employment of People With Disabilities:  Attorney General Memorandum of November 17, 2000, Department of Justice Plan, and Attorney General Memorandum of June 28, 1999


  8. Red Team Final Report -- Evaluation of the DOJ Information Technology Workforce (Available on the DOJ Intranet)


  9. Presidential Management Intern Program


  10. Internet Job Fairs and Recruitment Resources for High-Tech Jobs


  11. Report on IT Positions Re-Titled and Re-Described


  12. Employment Guidelines for Expert/Consultant Appointments

  13. Sample Expert/Consultant Certificates


  14. Summary of Expert and Consultant Employment Data


  15. Career Transition Assistance Plan (June 2001 revision--WordPerfect® 6/7/8/9)


  16. August 04, 2000 5 CFR Part 330 -- Career Transition Assistance for Surplus and Displaced Federal Employees:  Final Regulation - PDF or text


  17. August 30, 2000 5 CFR Part 330 -- Positions Restricted to Preference Eligibles: Final Rule - PDF or text


  18. Superior Qualifications Appointments


  19. Time Off Awards



 

Pay--Other Than Premium Pay

  1. Fact Sheet:  Extended Assignment Incentives


  2. OPM Fact Sheets on Pay and Hours of Work


  3. OPM - Salary Tables (1997 to present)


  4. Student Loan Repayment:

    Fact Sheet

    Sample Annual Report (WordPerfect® 6/7/8/9 format)

    Sample Service Agreement (WordPerfect® 6/7/8/9 format)
  5. OPM Memo (January 2001): Recent Legislative Changes


  6. OPM Memo (February 2008): Recent Legislative Changes


  7. Fact Sheet:  Pay Setting Examples


  8. Pay Flexibility Chart


  9. Senior Level Pay Charts

  10. Fact Sheet:   Statutory Pay Caps

  11. Fact Sheet:   Aggregate Limit on Pay

  12. Fact Sheet:   Lunch Periods

  13. Fact Sheet :   Determining In-Lieu-Of Holidays


  14. Fact Sheet:  Number of Bonuses, Allowances, and Loan Repayments


  15. Fact Sheet:   Recruitment Incentives


  16. Fact Sheet:   Relocation Incentives


  17. Fact Sheet:    Retention Incentives


  18. Sample Annual Report:   Recruitment and Relocation Incentives


  19. Sample Annual Report:   Retention Incentives


  20. Fact Sheet:   Interest on Back Pay


  21. Sample Computation:   Supervisory Differential
 

Premium Pay

  1. Instructions for Implementing Annual Limitation On Premium Pay For Work Performed Overseas


  2. Fact Sheet: Minimum Increments for Crediting Overtime Work


  3. Fact Sheet:   Standby and On-Call Time


  4. OPM Fact Sheets on Pay and Hours of Work


  5. Fact Sheet: Changes in Premium Pay Limits


  6. Fact Sheet: Compensatory Time


  7. Fact Sheet: Night Pay


  8. Fact Sheet: Sunday Pay


  9. Chart: Limits on Earning Overtime Pay/Compensatory Time Off


  10. FLSA Overtime Pay for LEOs


  11. Overtime Pay for Criminal Investigators


  12. Sample Availability Pay Certifications


  13. Availability Pay -- Q's and A's on Travel Time


  14. AUO Pay

 

Aftermath of the Terrorist Attacks

  1. OPM guidance


  2. Memorandum of November 9, 2001:  Restoration and Use of Restored Annual Leave by Employees Supporting the Nation During National Emergency Caused by Terrorist Attacks


  3. Memorandum of November 9, 2001:  Acceptance of Job Applications During the Current Anthrax Threat


  4. Memorandum of November 5, 2001:  Frequently Asked Questions About Military Leave


  5. Memorandum of October 25, 2001:  Procedure for Requesting Mobilization Exemptions/Delays


  6. Rights and Benefits of Reservists Called to Active Duty


  7. Memorandum of September 28, 2001:  Emergency Situation Hiring Flexibilities and Information


  8. Memorandum of September 27, 2001:  Questions Concerning Leave and Absence in the Aftermath of the Terrorist Attacks


  9. Memorandum of September 17, 2001:  Assistance for Federal Employees Affected by the Terrorist Attacks


  10. Memorandum of September 17, 2001:  Employee Work Status on September 11-12, 2001


  11. Guidance on CFC and the Relief Efforts


  12. Grief Resources


  13. Memorandum of September 14, 2001:  Premium Pay Limitations for Employees Performing Emergency Work


  14. Deputy Attorney General's message regarding the National Day of Prayer and Remembrance


  15. Attorney General's statement on benefits to public safety officers' families
 

Classification

  1. Position Classification Appeals

  2. Report on IT Positions Re-Titled and Re-Described


  3. List of Classification Appeals Decisions

 

Leave

  1. Memo:  November 21, 2002   Authority of Immediate Supervisors to Grant Administrative Leave


  2. Memo:  September 27, 2002   Proper Use of Administrative Leave


  3. Memo:  September 23, 2004   Voluntary Leave Bank Program Open Enrollment Period


  4. OBD Voluntary Leave Transfer Program


  5. Memo:  July 2001 Memo:  New Electronic Leave Forms


  6. Voluntary Leave Bank - Questions and Answers


  7. OPM Final Regulations on Sick Leave for Family Care Purposes


  8. OPM Final Regulations:  Family and Medical Leave


  9. OPM Fact Sheets:  Leave Programs


  10. Family and Medical Leave

  11. OPM Fact Sheet:  Sick Leave to Care for a Family Member with a Serious Health Condition


  12. Sick Leave for Adoption


  13. OPM Fact Sheet on Federal Employee Entitlements Under the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993


  14. Leave Administration Order 1630.1B


  15. OPM-71 (formerly SF-71): Request for Leave or Approved Absence, in machine-fillable Adobe Acrobat® format
 

Benefits

  1. Federal Employees Dental and Vision Insurance Program


  2. TSP Catch-Up Contributions


  3. Flexible Spending Accounts


  4. Health Savings Accounts


  5. Guide to Long Term Care Insurance


  6. Rights and Benefits of Reservists Called to Active Duty


  7. Life Insurance for Foster Children


  8. OPM Information on the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program


  9. Pre-Tax Payment of Your Health Insurance Premiums


  10. The Supervisor’s Handbook On What To Do When Your Employee Reports A Work Injury Or Disease


  11. An Employee's Guide on Reporting A Work-Related Injury Or Disease


  12. Retirement Coverage Correction


  13. New TSP Employee Contribution Limits
 

Transition 2001

  1. Lifting of Hiring Controls--Memorandum of February 6, 2001   


  2. OMB Bulletin No. 01-05, January 30, 2001--Government Hiring Controls


  3. Additional Guidance on Hiring Controls--Memorandum of January 23, 2001


  4. Questions and Answers on Hiring Controls


  5. Department of Justice Human Resources Briefing Guide


  6. OPM Guide: Transition to a New Presidential Administration


  7. Plum Book
 

Training

  1. DOJ's guidance on Individual Learning Accounts (ILA) with links to OPM's report on ILA - A Tool for the 21st Century

Performance Management

  1. Summary of DOJ Performance Management Programs


  2. August 10, 2004  The Attorney General's Memorandum  -  "Performance Management Plans for SES Members and Managers"

  3. Resources for Results-Based Performance Standards

    These resources will provide guidance on the DOJ performance management principle of ensuring that organizational and performance expectations are communicated from the senior manager level to the front-line workforce of the Department. The following resources will assist you in writing performance standards which are performance based and results-oriented and that tie in with organizational goals and desired results.


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