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(d) Any other relevant factors--this is the "catch-all" provision set forth in Section<br />

5 U.S.C. 8114(d)(3), and it is intended to encompass any factor which may pertain<br />

to the employee's "average annual earnings" in the employment in which he or she<br />

was working at the time <strong>of</strong> the injury. These factors are too various to enumerate.<br />

(4) The last part <strong>of</strong> Section 5 U.S.C. 8114(d)(3) states that the average annual earnings<br />

shall not be less than 150 times the employee's average daily wage earned in the particular<br />

employment during the year just before the injury. In most cases this means 150 times the<br />

daily wage on the date <strong>of</strong> injury. See paragraph (5) directly below concerning application <strong>of</strong><br />

this formula.<br />

(5) To determine the employee's "average annual earnings" on the basis <strong>of</strong> this<br />

evidence, the CE should take the highest <strong>of</strong>:<br />

(a) The earnings <strong>of</strong> the employee in the year prior to the injury, including any<br />

similar non-Federal employment;<br />

(b) The earnings <strong>of</strong> a similarly-situated employee (see subparagraph (3)(b)<br />

above); or<br />

(c) The pay rate determined by the "150 times" formula.<br />

(6) The CE should prepare a memorandum setting forth this determination and<br />

explaining the basis for it. This memorandum, which is subject to the certifier's<br />

concurrence, should be made part <strong>of</strong> the record. Unless conflicting evidence is present or a<br />

protest occurs, approval at a level higher than the certifier is not required.<br />

(7) Absent evidence <strong>of</strong> varying pay rates, the CE need not investigate whether the pay<br />

rate changed during the year just before the injury. However, if such evidence is received,<br />

the CE should determine the employee's various pay rates during the year just before the<br />

injury and the number <strong>of</strong> days during such period the employee was paid at each rate. The<br />

average daily wage will be determined based on this evidence according to the number <strong>of</strong><br />

days employed at each rate.<br />

d. Employment without Pay--Section 5 U.S.C. 8114(d)(4).<br />

(1) Persons serving under Section 5 U.S.C. 8101(1)(B) -- that is, without pay or at<br />

nominal pay--come within the meaning <strong>of</strong> Section 5 U.S.C. 8114(d)(4). These persons<br />

usually have work schedules that are irregular as to hours worked per day and days worked<br />

per week, or the duration <strong>of</strong> the assignment is limited in some way.<br />

<strong>FECA</strong>-<strong>PT2</strong> Printed: 06/08/2010 466

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