2010 locality pay rates for federal employees in unemployment claims

UIPL15-10acc.pdf (https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/ETA/advisories/UIPL/2010/UIPL15-10acc.pdf)

                                                          CLASSIFICATION
      EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION              UI
                                                          CORRESPONDENCE SYMBOL
                  ADVISORY SYSTEM                         OUI/DUIO
             U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
                                                          DATE
                Washington, D.C. 20210                    February 25, 2010


ADVISORY:            UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE PROGRAM LETTER NO. 15-10

TO:                  STATE WORKFORCE AGENCIES

FROM:                JANE OATES /s/
                     Assistant Secretary

SUBJECT:             2010 Pay Adjustments for Annual Salary Rates for General
                     Schedule (GS) Federal Employees in 31 Locality Pay Areas

1. Purpose. To ensure states are aware of the locality-based salary rates for certain
   Federal civilian employees.

2. Background. The locality-based comparability payment (known as locality pay) is
   authorized for GS employees in certain areas of the country, which include 31
   locality pay areas (the rest of U.S. is not affected). The locality rates of pay were
   computed based on the annual rates shown on the 2010 General Schedule and reflect
   an across-the-board increase. The locality rates of pay are considered for retirement
   pay, life insurance, premium pay, severance, and pay advances. They are also used
   to compute workers’ compensation payments and lump-sum payments for accrued
   and accumulated annual leave. The locality pay increases become effective the first
   day of the first applicable pay period beginning on or after January 1, 2010.

   Information about the 2010 Annual Salary Rates is located on the Office of Personnel
   Management (OPM) Web site at: http://www.opm.gov/oca/10tables/indexGS.asp.

3. Instruction. GS salary rates on the OPM Web site may be used by states for
   estimating monetary entitlement or in determining the amount of potentially
   disqualifying remuneration when Federal agencies do not provide timely responses
   to requests for information. State Administrators are asked to provide this
   information to appropriate staff.

4. Inquiries. Direct questions to the appropriate Regional Office.




 RESCISSIONS                                         EXPIRATION DATE
 None                                                January 2, 2011