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Part 550 — Pay Administration (General)
176 sections. Open any section to read it with its amendment history and the documents that cite it.
Subpart A—Premium Pay
- § 550.101 Coverage and exemptions.amended 2016-12-27
- § 550.102 Entitlement.amended 2016-12-27
- § 550.103 Definitions.amended 2019-05-29
- § 550.105 Biweekly maximum earnings limitation.amended 2016-12-27
- § 550.106 Annual maximum earnings limitation.amended 2016-12-27
- § 550.107 Premium payments capped on a biweekly basis when an annual limitation otherwise applies.amended 2016-12-27
- § 550.111 Authorization of overtime pay.amended 2016-12-27
- § 550.112 Computation of overtime work.amended 2016-12-27
- § 550.113 Computation of overtime pay.amended 2016-12-27
- § 550.114 Compensatory time off.amended 2016-12-27
- § 550.121 Authorization of night pay differential.amended 2016-12-27
- § 550.122 Computation of night pay differential.amended 2016-12-27
- § 550.131 Authorization of pay for holiday work.amended 2016-12-27
- § 550.132 Relation to overtime, night, and Sunday pay.amended 2016-12-27
- § 550.141 Authorization of premium pay on an annual basis.amended 2016-12-27
- § 550.142 General restrictions.amended 2016-12-27
- § 550.143 Bases for determining positions for which premium pay under § 550.141 is authorized.amended 2016-12-27
- § 550.144 Rates of premium pay payable under § 550.141.amended 2016-12-27
- § 550.151 Authorization of premium pay on an annual basis.amended 2016-12-27
- § 550.153 Bases for determining positions for which premium pay under § 550.151 is authorized.amended 2016-12-27
- § 550.154 Rates of premium pay payable under § 550.151.amended 2016-12-27
- § 550.161 Responsibilities of the agencies.amended 2016-12-27
- § 550.162 Payment provisions.amended 2016-12-27
- § 550.163 Relationship to other payments.amended 2016-12-27
- § 550.164 Construction and computation of existing aggregate rates.amended 2016-12-27
- § 550.171 Authorization of pay for Sunday work.amended 2016-12-27
- § 550.172 Relation to overtime, night, and holiday pay.amended 2016-12-27
- § 550.181 Coverage.amended 2016-12-27
- § 550.182 Unscheduled duty.amended 2016-12-27
- § 550.183 Substantial hours requirement.amended 2016-12-27
- § 550.184 Annual certification.amended 2016-12-27
- § 550.185 Payment of availability pay.amended 2016-12-27
- § 550.186 Relationship to other payments.amended 2016-12-27
- § 550.187 Transitional provisions.amended 2016-12-27
Subpart B—Advances in Pay
Subpart C—Allotments From Federal Employees
- § 550.301 Definitions.amended 2016-12-27
- § 550.311 Authority of agency.amended 2026-08-03
- § 550.312 General limitations.amended 2016-12-27
- § 550.321 Authority.amended 2016-12-27
- § 550.322 Saving provision.amended 2016-12-27
- § 550.331 Scope.amended 2016-12-27
- § 550.341 Scope.amended 2016-12-27
- § 550.351 Scope.amended 2016-12-27
- § 550.361 Scope.amended 2016-12-27
- § 550.371 Scope.amended 2016-12-27
Subpart D—Payments During Evacuation
- § 550.401 Purpose, applicability, authority, and administration.amended 2016-12-27
- § 550.402 Definitions.amended 2016-12-27
- § 550.403 Advance payments; evacuation payments; special allowances.amended 2016-12-27
- § 550.404 Computation of advance payments and evacuation payments; time periods.amended 2016-12-27
- § 550.405 Determination of special allowances.amended 2016-12-27
- § 550.406 Work assignments during evacuation; return to duty.amended 2016-12-27
- § 550.407 Termination of payments during evacuation.amended 2016-12-27
- § 550.408 Review of accounts; service credit.amended 2016-12-27
- § 550.409 Evacuation payments during a pandemic health crisis.amended 2016-12-27
Subpart E—Pay From More Than One Position
Subpart F—Computation of Pay for Biweekly Pay Periods
Subpart G—Severance Pay
- § 550.701 Introduction.amended 2016-12-27
- § 550.702 Coverage.amended 2016-12-27
- § 550.703 Definitions.amended 2026-06-10
- § 550.704 Eligibility for severance pay.amended 2026-06-10
- § 550.705 Criteria for meeting the requirement for 12 months of continuous employment.amended 2016-12-27
- § 550.706 Criteria for meeting the requirement for involuntary separation.amended 2016-12-27
- § 550.707 Computation of severance pay fund.amended 2016-12-27
- § 550.708 Creditable service.amended 2016-12-27
- § 550.709 Accrual and payment of severance pay.amended 2016-12-27
- § 550.710 Suspension of severance pay.amended 2016-12-27
- § 550.711 Termination of severance pay entitlement.amended 2016-12-27
- § 550.712 Reemployment; recredit of service.amended 2016-12-27
- § 550.713 Records.amended 2016-12-27
- § 550.714 Panama Canal Commission employees.amended 2016-12-27
Subpart H—Back Pay
- § 550.801 Applicability.amended 2016-12-27
- § 550.802 Coverage.amended 2016-12-27
- § 550.803 Definitions.amended 2016-12-27
- § 550.804 Determining entitlement to back pay.amended 2016-12-27
- § 550.805 Back pay computations.amended 2016-12-27
- § 550.806 Interest computations.amended 2016-12-27
- § 550.807 Payment of reasonable attorney fees.amended 2016-12-27
- § 550.808 Prohibition against setting aside proper promotions.amended 2016-12-27
- Appendix A to Subpart H of Part 550—Information on Computing Certain Common Deductions From Back Pay Awards
Subpart I—Pay for Duty Involving Physical Hardship or Hazard
- § 550.901 Purpose.amended 2016-12-27
- § 550.902 Definitions.amended 2016-12-27
- § 550.903 Establishment of hazard pay differentials.amended 2016-12-27
- § 550.904 Authorization of hazard pay differential.amended 2026-09-14
- § 550.905 Payment of hazard pay differential.amended 2016-12-27
- § 550.906 Termination of hazard pay differential.amended 2016-12-27
- § 550.907 Relationship to additional pay payable under other statutes.amended 2016-12-27
- Appendix A to Subpart I of Part 550—Schedule of Pay Differentials Authorized for Hazardous Duty Under Subpart I
Subpart J—Compensatory Time Off for Religious Observances
- § 550.1001 Purpose.amended 2019-05-29
- § 550.1002 Coverage.amended 2019-05-29
- § 550.1003 Definitions.amended 2020-02-05
- § 550.1004 Employee responsibilities.amended 2019-05-29
- § 550.1005 Agency responsibilities.amended 2019-05-29
- § 550.1006 Scheduling time to earn and use religious compensatory time off.amended 2019-05-29
- § 550.1007 Accumulation and documentation.amended 2019-05-29
- § 550.1008 Employee separation or transfer.amended 2019-05-29
- § 550.1009 Relationship to premium pay and overtime work.amended 2019-05-29
- § 550.1010 Transitional provisions.amended 2019-05-29
Subpart K—Collection by Offset From Indebted Government Employees
- § 550.1101 Purpose.amended 2016-12-27
- § 550.1102 Scope.amended 2016-12-27
- § 550.1103 Definitions.amended 2016-12-27
- § 550.1104 Agency regulations.amended 2016-12-27
- § 550.1105 Review and approval of agency regulations.amended 2016-12-27
- § 550.1106 Time limit on collection of debts.amended 2016-12-27
- § 550.1107 Obtaining the services of a hearing official.amended 2016-12-27
- § 550.1108 Requesting recovery through centralized administrative offset.amended 2016-12-27
- § 550.1109 Requesting recovery when the current paying agency is not the creditor agency.amended 2016-12-27
- § 550.1110 Debt collection centers.amended 2016-12-27
Subpart L—Lump-Sum Payment for Accumulated and Accrued Annual Leave
- § 550.1201 Purpose, applicability, and administration.amended 2016-12-27
- § 550.1202 Definitions.amended 2016-12-27
- § 550.1203 Eligibility.amended 2016-12-27
- § 550.1204 Projecting the lump-sum leave period.amended 2016-12-27
- § 550.1205 Calculating a lump-sum payment.amended 2016-12-27
- § 550.1206 Refunding a lump-sum payment.amended 2016-12-27
- § 550.1207 Recrediting annual leave.amended 2016-12-27
Subpart M—Firefighter Pay
- § 550.1301 Purpose, applicability, and administration.amended 2016-12-27
- § 550.1302 Definitions.amended 2019-05-29
- § 550.1303 Hourly rates of basic pay.amended 2016-12-27
- § 550.1304 Overtime hourly rates of pay.amended 2016-12-27
- § 550.1305 Treatment as basic pay.amended 2016-12-27
- § 550.1306 Relationship to other entitlements.amended 2016-12-27
- § 550.1307 Authority to regularize paychecks.amended 2016-12-27
Subpart N—Compensatory Time Off for Travel
- § 550.1401 Purpose.amended 2016-12-27
- § 550.1402 Coverage.amended 2016-12-27
- § 550.1403 Definitions.amended 2016-12-27
- § 550.1404 Creditable travel time.amended 2016-12-27
- § 550.1405 Crediting compensatory time off.amended 2016-12-27
- § 550.1406 Use of accrued compensatory time off.amended 2016-12-27
- § 550.1407 Forfeiture of unused compensatory time off.amended 2016-12-27
- § 550.1408 Prohibition against payment for unused compensatory time off.amended 2016-12-27
- § 550.1409 Inapplicability of premium pay and aggregate pay caps.amended 2016-12-27
Subpart O—Flag Recognition Benefit for Fallen Federal Civilian Employees
- § 550.1501 General.amended 2016-12-27
- § 550.1502 Coverage.amended 2016-12-27
- § 550.1503 Definitions.amended 2016-12-27
- § 550.1504 Eligibility.amended 2016-12-27
- § 550.1505 Order of precedence.amended 2016-12-27
- § 550.1506 Beneficiary receipt of a flag.amended 2016-12-27
- § 550.1507 Agency responsibilities.amended 2016-12-27
Subpart P—Overtime Pay for Border Patrol Agents
- § 550.1601 Purpose and authority.amended 2016-12-27
- § 550.1602 Coverage.amended 2016-12-27
- § 550.1603 Definitions.amended 2016-12-27
- § 550.1604 Authority of U.S. Customs and Border Protection.amended 2016-12-27
- § 550.1605 Interpretation instruction.amended 2016-12-27
- § 550.1611 Assignments for an annual period.amended 2016-12-27
- § 550.1612 Assignments made at other times.amended 2016-12-27
- § 550.1613 Selection of agents for assignment.amended 2016-12-27
- § 550.1614 Limit on percentage of agents who do not have a Level 1 regular tour of duty.amended 2016-12-27
- § 550.1615 Pay assignment continuity.amended 2016-12-27
- § 550.1616 Corrective actions.amended 2016-12-27
- § 550.1621 Rules for types of regular tour of duty.amended 2016-12-27
- § 550.1622 Circumstances requiring special treatment.amended 2016-12-27
- § 550.1623 Overtime work outside the regular tour of duty.amended 2016-12-27
- § 550.1624 Regularly scheduled overtime outside the regular tour of duty.amended 2016-12-27
- § 550.1625 Irregular overtime and compensatory time off.amended 2016-12-27
- § 550.1626 Leave without pay during regular time and absences during obligated overtime hours.amended 2016-12-27
- § 550.1631 Other types of premium pay.amended 2016-12-27
- § 550.1632 Hazardous duty pay.amended 2016-12-27
- § 550.1633 Treatment of overtime supplement as basic pay.amended 2016-12-27
- § 550.1634 Leave and other paid time off.amended 2016-12-27
- § 550.1635 Alternative work schedule.amended 2016-12-27
- § 550.1636 Exemption from Fair Labor Standards Act.amended 2016-12-27
- § 550.1637 Travel time.amended 2016-12-27
- § 550.1638 Official time.amended 2016-12-27