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maintenance allowance authorized in Section 5 U.S.C. 5924(3) is also excluded since it is a
cost-of-living allowance paid to an employee in a foreign area.
(3) Bonus or premium pay for extraordinary service, including amounts paid as a bonus
for particularly hazardous services in time of war.
b. Administrative Exclusions. Per diem received by an employee while in a travel status and
extra allowance paid for an employee's use of his or her private motor vehicle are excluded in
determining the pay rate. Also, amounts received for unemployment compensation may not be
included.
2-0900-7 Elements Included in Pay Rate
7. Elements Included in Pay Rate. This paragraph lists the increments of pay which may be included
in the pay rate, either by statute or administrative determination.
a. Statutory Inclusions.
(1) Section 5 U.S.C. 8114(e) includes the following elements for determining an
employee's pay rate:
(a) The employee's full salary or full cash wage;
(b) The value of any subsistence and quarters received for services in addition to
the cash wage (not including subsistence and quarters furnished by the employer
and paid for directly by the employee or by deduction from the employee's salary);
and
(c) Premium pay for scheduled standby duty as provided by Section 5 U.S.C.
5545(c)(1).
(2) The employer does not usually provide subsistence and quarters to employees unless
the conditions and place of employment render it impossible or impractical for an employee
to obtain food and lodging from another source. Therefore, the CE need be concerned with
subsistence and quarters only where:
(a) The industry or the employer customarily provides such services (e.g., as
with crew members employed by the Military Sealift Command, employees aboard
boats, dredges, barges, and floating plant vessels, or temporary firefighters working
for the Forest Service), or
(b) Item 18 on Form CA-6, section 8 on Form CA-7, or some other written
evidence from the claimant or employing agency shows that the employer provided
food and lodging.
b. Administrative Inclusions. It has been determined administratively that the following
elements will be included in computing an employee's pay rate:
(1) Night or shift differential, including amounts paid to health professionals working for
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