HR 2868 107th Congress House

National Weather Service Flexible Work Scheduling Act

Official title: To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide for appropriate overtime pay for National Weather Service forecasters performing essential services during severe weather events, and to limit Sunday premium pay for employees of the National Weather Service to hours of service actually performed on Sunday.

Introduced: February 6, 2002 See on congress.gov

Government Operations and Politics Aviation safetyDepartment of CommerceFederal employeesLabor and Employment

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OvertimePublic Lands and Natural ResourcesSalariesTransportation and Public WorksWeatherWeather forecasting

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Sep 13, 2001

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Civil Service and Agency Organization.

Sep 10, 2001

Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.

Sep 10, 2001

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1610)

Sep 10, 2001

Introduced in House

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Latest action September 13, 2001

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Civil Service and Agency Organization.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

National Weather Service Flexible Work Scheduling Act - Provides an overtime hourly rate of pay of one and one-half times the hourly rate of basic pay and provides that all such pay is premium pay for an employee of the National Weather Service who occupies a nonmanagerial position in GS-14 or under: (1) the duties of which are critical to the immediate daily operation of the forecast and warning responsibilities of the Service and directly affect public and aviation safety; (2) in which overtime work is usually unscheduled due to the vicissitudes of severe weather; and (3) in which overtime work is therefore unusually taxing.

Exempts such an employee from the limitation on aggregate pay, including premium pay, for a pay period.

Provides for a National Weather Service employee, who works during a regularly scheduled eight-hour period of service a part of which is performed on Sunday, to be paid at his or her basic pay rate, plus premium pay at a rate equal to 25 percent of his or her basic pay rate with respect to that portion of such period of service which is performed on Sunday.

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Civil Service and Agency Organization Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Oversight and Government Reform Committee
Oversight and Government Reform Committee
House of Representatives

Cosponsors 5

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