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5 CFR 531.404 - Earning within-grade increase.

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§ 531.404
Earning within-grade increase.
An employee paid at less than the maximum rate of the grade of his or her position shall earn advancement in pay to the next higher step of the grade or the next higher rate within the grade (as defined in § 531.403) upon meeting the following three requirements established by law:
(a) The employee's performance must be at an acceptable level of competence, as defined in this subpart. To be determined at an acceptable level of competence, the employee's most recent rating of record (as defined in § 430.203 of this chapter) shall be at least Level 3 (“Fully Successful” or equivalent).
(1) When a within-grade increase decision is not consistent with the employee's most recent rating of record a more current rating of record must be prepared.
(2) The rating of record used as the basis for an acceptable level of competence determination for a within-grade increase must have been assigned no earlier than the most recently completed appraisal period.
(b) The employee must have completed the required waiting period for advancement to the next higher step of the grade of his or her position.
(c) The employee must not have received an equivalent increase during the waiting period.
[51 FR 8420, Mar. 11, 1986, as amended at 58 FR 65536, Dec. 15, 1993; 60 FR 43948, Aug. 23, 1995]

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  • 2013-01-24; vol. 78 # 16 - Thursday, January 24, 2013
    1. 78 FR 5115 - General Schedule Locality Pay Areas
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      Final rule.
      Effective Date: February 25, 2013.
      5 CFR Part 531

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United States Code
USC : Title 5 - GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION AND EMPLOYEES

§ 5115 - Regulations

§ 5303 - Annual adjustments to pay schedules

§ 5304 - Locality-based comparability payments

§ 5305 - Special pay authority

§ 5307 - Limitation on certain payments

§ 5333 - Minimum rate for new appointments

§ 5334 - Rate on change of position or type of appointment; regulations

§ 5335 - Periodic step-increases

§ 5336 - Additional step-increases

§ 5338 - Regulations

§ 7701 - Appellate procedures

Statutes at Large

107 Stat. 981

Presidential Documents

Executive Order ... 12748

Executive Order ... 12883

Executive Order ... 13106

Title 5 published on 2013-01-01

The following are ALL rules, proposed rules, and notices (chronologically) published in the Federal Register relating to 5 CFR 531 after this date.

  • 2013-01-24; vol. 78 # 16 - Thursday, January 24, 2013
    1. 78 FR 5115 - General Schedule Locality Pay Areas
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      OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
      Final rule.
      Effective Date: February 25, 2013.
      5 CFR Part 531