Federal Law Enforcement Pay and Benefits
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A MESSAGE FROM THE DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE OF PERSONNEL
MANAGEMENT
Executive Summary
- Retirement Findings
- Classification and Basic Pay Findings
- Premium Pay Findings
- Recommendation
- An Integrated Approach to Resolving LEO Retirement and Pay Issues
- Introduction
- Report Requirement
- Scope of Report
- Structure of Report
- Principles
- Past Studies of Law Enforcement
Employees
- Report of the National Commission on Law Enforcement (April 1990,
OCG-90-2)
- OPM Report to Congress: A Plan to Establish a New Pay and Job Evaluation
System for Federal Law Enforcement Officers (September 1993)
- GAO Report: Federal Uniformed Police: Selected Data on Pay, Recruitment,
and Retention at 13 Police Forces in the Washington, D.C. Metropolitan
Area (June 2003, GAO-03-658)
- OPM Report to Congress: Report on Federal Employees with Law Enforcement
Duties (OPM, June 30, 2003)
- Retirement Benefits
- Overview
- Findings
- Recommendations
- The Definition of "Law
Enforcement Officer" for Retirement Purposes
- Review of Types of Retirement
Systems/Benefits
- Regular Retirement Under CSRS and FERS
- Law Enforcement Officer Retirement Under CSRS and FERS
- DC Police Officers and Firefighters Retirement Plan
- Retirement Provisions for Capitol Police
- Retirement Provisions for Supreme Court Police
- Retirement Benefits Issues
- Issue: Statutory Definition of "Law Enforcement Officer"
- Issue: Inconsistent Extension of Enhanced Retirement Benefits to Particular
Groups
- Issue: Disparities in LEO Retirement Coverage as a Result of Litigation
- Issue: Difficulties Encountered by Agencies
- Issue: Loss of Experienced Law Enforcement Officers
- Issue: Cost and Retirement Creditable Basic Pay
- Issue: Related Staffing and Funding Concerns
- Retirement Benefits Recommendations
- Classification and Basic Pay
- Overview
- Findings
- Recommendations
- Standard Basic Pay Systems
- Nonstandard Basic Pay Systems
- LEOs Covered by Nonstandard Basic Pay Systems
- Other Law Enforcement Personnel Covered by Nonstandard Basic Pay Systems
- Classification and Basic Pay Issues
- Issue: Need for a Basic Pay System Tailored for Law Enforcement Employees
- Issue: Defining Which Law Enforcement Employees Are Covered
- Issue: Disparities in Pay Flexibilities Among Agencies
- Issue: Recruitment and Retention of Law Enforcement Employees
- LEO Quit and Transfer Rates
- Non-LEO Police Officers Quit and Transfer Rates
- Non-LEO Border Inspector Quit and Transfer Rates
- Issue: Pay Competitiveness with Non-Federal Employers
- Classification and Basic
Pay Recommendations
- Premium Pay
- Overview
- Findings
- Recommendations
- Summary of Standard Premium
Pay Provisions
- Overtime Pay
- Compensatory Time Off
- Sunday Pay
- Night Pay Differential
- Holiday Premium Pay
- Premium Pay Caps
- Administratively Uncontrollable Overtime (AUO) Pay
- Law Enforcement Availability Pay
- Summary of Nonstandard Premium
Pay Provisions
- LEOs
- Other Law Enforcement Employees
- Premium Pay Issues
- Issue: Consistency
- Issue: Flexibility
- Issue: Premium Pay Caps
- Issue: Availability Pay Problems
- Issue: Retirement Creditability of Premium Pay
- Premium Pay Recommendations
- Conclusions
APPENDICES
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Appendix A:
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Comparison of LEO and Non-LEO Annuities
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A1. CSRS Retirement
Benefits
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A2. FERS Retirement
Benefits
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A3. LEO and Non-LEO
Age Distribution
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Appendix B:
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Turnover Data from the Central Personnel Data File
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General Notes
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B1. Quit Rate Data
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B2. Transfer Rate Data
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Appendix C:
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Summary of Nonstandard Pay and Benefits By Type of Pay or Benefit
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Appendix D:
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Analysis of Proposed Legislation Dealing with Law Enforcement Officer
Pay (H.R. 466, H.R. 1676, and S. 985)
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Appendix E:
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Overview of Administratively Uncontrollable Overtime Pay and Law Enforcement
Availability Pay
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Appendix F:
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Comparison of Title 5 Premium Pay and Customs Officer Premium Pay
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Appendix G:
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Common Full Performance Level Salaries for Selected Federal Law Enforcement
Related Occupations in Selected Locations
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Appendix H:
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Analysis of Federal Law Enforcement Officer Pay Competitiveness
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Appendix I:
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Occupational Series that Apply to Law Enforcement Officers
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