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Post by foghorn on Dec 28, 2018 13:41:15 GMT -5
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Post by mercury on Dec 28, 2018 14:01:20 GMT -5
Not for SSA. As I understand it, SSA is funded, and we are not furloughed. The guy in the story is furloughed, in which case all leave is cancelled. That said, I’m not sure we are getting paychecks after the next one. Yes, the issue is paychecks two weeks from today. I’ve been posting about this over the last couple pages but no one seems to have any answer. The guidance from ACOSS implied everything related to SSA was fine but stopped short of saying that everyone would be paid on time. |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 28, 2018 14:29:53 GMT -5
So, back to my question from earlier. If this drags on another week+, does anyone know if the DOI employees processing employee pay have been furloughed as they don't have a budget? There doesn't seem to be any news coverage on this issue.
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Post by jimmyjiggles on Dec 28, 2018 16:19:36 GMT -5
I don’t know, but the fact that everyone was in a rush to process our last check before the shutdown is not a good sign.
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Post by foghorn on Dec 28, 2018 16:45:16 GMT -5
I'd like to note that despite all this craziness the good people at OPM or whoever is pushing out the USA jobs announcement continues to do so. They may feel free to call me as I'm not covered by the shutdown, should a lonely hiring committee want to interview an applicant (GS 14 -15 or similar & higher levels).
I await your calls, and look forward to meeting such public spirited workers as yourselves.
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Post by lurkerbelow on Dec 28, 2018 17:06:57 GMT -5
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Post by foghorn on Dec 28, 2018 17:47:36 GMT -5
Abolishing the agencies that give subsidized housing to his voters, that give farmers and agribusiness in his area subsidies, and so on--I think Congressman Byrne is in for an education and the suggestion that if he doesn't learn then he shouldn't expect contributions or votes from folk in his district.
Unfortunately he will likely continue to use "abolishment" instead of "abolition" though depending on what his folk were up to 164 years ago the word "abolition" may be something that he just can't utter.
A strong creationist, he contemplates running for Judge Moore's seat.
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Post by trickbag on Dec 28, 2018 18:45:33 GMT -5
Not for SSA. As I understand it, SSA is funded, and we are not furloughed. The guy in the story is furloughed, in which case all leave is cancelled. That said, I’m not sure we are getting paychecks after the next one. Yes, the issue is paychecks two weeks from today. I’ve been posting about this over the last couple pages but no one seems to have any answer. The guidance from ACOSS implied everything related to SSA was fine but stopped short of saying that everyone would be paid on time. Furlough FAQ | US Department of Transportation www.transportation.gov/mission/furlough-faqQ32 on this faq sounds promising. |
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Post by mercury on Dec 28, 2018 18:48:46 GMT -5
Yes, the issue is paychecks two weeks from today. I’ve been posting about this over the last couple pages but no one seems to have any answer. The guidance from ACOSS implied everything related to SSA was fine but stopped short of saying that everyone would be paid on time. Furlough FAQ | US Department of Transportation www.transportation.gov/mission/furlough-faqQ32 on this faq sounds promising. Thank you! Employees and the union have been trying to get answers and this is the closest we’ve got to anything official. |
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Post by SPN Lifer on Dec 28, 2018 21:31:09 GMT -5
Any idea if Fed Employees still get paid if DOI (who processes our payroll) is shutdown? Per the WashPo: If there is no agreement by the end of next week, funding will run out for the Homeland Security Department and other agencies including the Justice, Interior and Agriculture departments. It is the length of the Department of Interior's shutdown that I worry about. There is a list of affected agencies and departments at Government Executive. SSA is not on the list. So our leave is not affected. But Department of Interior is on the list and shows 76% of their employees are deemed non-essential. I have no doubt that includes the DOI folk who do our payroll. Effect is about the same as if we were in the shutdown. Go to work and we will get paid but who knows when. So, going back to the original topic, a shutdown is imminent. As noted above, the Deptartment of the Interior handles SSA pay. The pay for this pay period has been processed. If the shutdown lasts through the year, it appears that the January 11th would be the first affected payday, if I understand correctly? Or do we think they’d be essential and not paid themselves? Or is there something else I’m not understanding? My question may have been buried, but I understand it’s business as usual as far as SSA goes. My question is about payroll from Interior—anyone heard anything about that? The OPM guidance refers to employees of agencies directly affected by the shutdown. It does not refer to unaffected agencies whose payroll is processed by another affected department, such as Agriculture in Louisiana or Interior in Colorado. That is the unanswered question. Is such payroll processing deemed “essential”? My guess would be “yes”, but I suppose we will have to wait (or hopefully not) to find out. well it's certainly essential in my mind!!!! As I understand it, SSA is funded, and we are not furloughed. The guy in the story is furloughed, in which case all leave is cancelled. That said, I’m not sure we are getting paychecks after the next one. Yes, the issue is paychecks two weeks from today. I’ve been posting about this over the last couple pages but no one seems to have any answer. The guidance from ACOSS implied everything related to SSA was fine but stopped short of saying that everyone would be paid on time. So, back to my question from earlier. If this drags on another week+, does anyone know if the DOI employees processing employee pay have been furloughed as they don't have a budget? There doesn't seem to be any news coverage on this issue. Thank you! Employees and the union have been trying to get answers and this is the closest we’ve got to anything official. Yes, thank you, indeed, trickbag. Your research is a credit to the legal profession! |
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Post by trickbag on Dec 28, 2018 23:33:33 GMT -5
[/quote]Yes, thank you, indeed, trickbag. Your research is a credit to the legal profession! [/quote] 😂 no warranty as to the applicability to one's personal situation is implied. |
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Post by roggenbier on Dec 31, 2018 8:51:07 GMT -5
A man needs to understand the incantation of the paycheck. A man promises his truth about his attendance at daily prayers, which a higher priest in the Temple of Black and White at OHO approves. It materializes at a place called the "Department of Interior, Interior Business Center Working Capital Fund", but not really, for the Gods of the Temple have really sent it to the FAA's Enterprise Service Center in a dustbowl known as "Oklahoma City." A man thinks that the life giving springs of green are not so easily dried up by a mere Congress and President.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 31, 2018 12:37:08 GMT -5
www.doi.gov/ibc/about-us/jobs/organizationWorking for the Interior Business Center is a truly unique experience. We operate similarly to the private sector in that we work on a fee-for-service basis. While most federal agencies receive appropriated funds from Congress, the Interior Business Center operates on a full cost recovery basis.
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Post by bowser on Dec 31, 2018 17:03:42 GMT -5
Reminds me of an experience with my first physical government paycheck (yes, I'm THAT old). I was standing in line at my bank to deposit it over the lunch hour. For whatever reason, for some paperwork I needed my employee ID #. I was unsure if that was the same as my SSN. Happily, I noticed that our office's admin person was standing in front of me in the line. I asked him my question. He answered: "I can't tell you." I returned: "What? You don't know?" He said: "I can't tell you, because I'm on my lunch!" Yep - an auspicious beginning to a long career!  |
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Post by Ready-Now! on Jan 1, 2019 11:22:21 GMT -5
Things like that, bowser, have been the most difficult for me to get use to; coming from the outside. Some of the nuances have been eyeopeners. |
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Post by Burt Macklin on Jan 3, 2019 21:29:26 GMT -5
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Post by SPN Lifer on Jan 3, 2019 22:46:57 GMT -5
SSA is not among the agencies (constituting ~25% of all federal employees) that are the subject of such articles.
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Post by Thomas fka Lance on Jan 4, 2019 12:58:53 GMT -5
Official email from Human Resources just received, reflecting "all paychecks will be processed as normal" and "SSA will not be affected by the partial government shutdown" |
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Post by foghorn on Jan 4, 2019 13:34:02 GMT -5
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Post by foghorn on Jan 4, 2019 18:22:29 GMT -5
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