Title 5, Part 536 — Grade and Pay Retention

Purpose.

Coverage.

Definitions.

Reasonable offer.

Comparing grades under different pay systems.

Mandatory grade retention.

Optional grade retention.

Additional eligibility requirements for grade retention.

Period of grade retention.

Applicability of retained grade.

Determining an employee's rate of basic pay under grade retention.

Loss of eligibility for grade retention.

Termination of grade retention.

Mandatory pay retention.

Optional pay retention.

Geographic conversion.

Determining an employee's pay retention entitlement.

Adjusting an employee's retained rate when a pay schedule is adjusted.

Limitation on retained rates.

Treatment of a retained rate as basic pay for other purposes.

Loss of eligibility for or termination of pay retention.

Converting retained rates on May 1, 2005.

Exceptions for certain employees in nonforeign areas.

Placement and classification plans.

Appeal of termination of benefits because of reasonable offer.

Documentation.

Issuance of employee letters.

Availability of information.