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PUBLIC LAW 89.554-SEPT. 6, 1966

[80 STAT.

§ 5546. Pay for holiday work (a) An employee who performs work on a holiday designated by Federal statute, Executive order, or with respect to an employee of the government of the District of Columbia, by order of the Board of Commissioners of the District of Columbia, is entitled to pay at the rate of his basic pay, plus premium pay at a rate equal to the rate of his basic pay, for that holiday work which is not— (1) in excess of 8 hours; or (2) overtime work as defined by section 5542(a) of this title. (b) An employee who is required to perform any work on a designated holiday is entitled to pay for at least 2 hours of holiday work. (c) An employee who performs overtime work as defined by section 5442(a) of this title on a Sunday or a designated holiday is entitled* to pay for that overtime work in accordance with section 5542(a) of this title. (d) Premium pay under this section is in addition to premium pay which may be due for the same work under section 5545(a) and (b) of this title, providing premium pay for nightwork. § 5547. Limitation on premium pay An employee may be paid premium pay under this subchapter only to the extent that the payment does not cause his aggregate rate of pay for any pay period to exceed the maximum rate for GS-15. §5548. Regulations The Civil Service Commission may prescribe regulations, subject to the approval of the President, necessary for the administration of this subchapter, except section 5544, insofar as this subchapter affects employees in or under an Executive agency. § 5549. Effect on other statutes This subchapter does not prevent payment for overtime services or for Sunday or holiday work under any of the following statutes— (1) section 394 of title 7; (2) sections 1353a and 1353b of title 8; (3) sections 261, 267, 1450, 1451, 1451a, and 1452 of title 19; (4) section 382b of title 46; and (5) section 154(f)(3) of title 47. However, an employee may not receive premium pay under this subchapter for the same services for which he is paid under one of these statutes. SUBCHAPTER

VI—PAYMENT FOR ACCUMULATED AND ACCRUED LEAVE

§ 5551. Lump-sum payment for accumulated and accrued leave on separation (a) An employee as defined by section 2105 of this title or an individual employed by the government of the District of Columbia, who is separated from the service or elects to receive a lump-sum payment for leave under section 5552 of this title, is entitled to receive a lumpsum payment for accumulated and current accrued annual or vacation leave to which he is entitled by statute. The lump-sum payment shall equal the pay the employee or individual would have received had he remained m the service until expiration of the period of the annual or vacation leave, except that it may not exceed pay for a period of annual or vacation leave in excess of 30 days or the number of days carried over to his credit at the beginning of the leave year in which entitlement to payment occurs, whichever is greater. The lump-sum payment is considered pay for taxation purposes only.

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