Management Directives
Please refer to Policies on the Office of Administration website for management directives.
Memos
Appointments Above the Minimum
- Appointments Above the Minimum – November 2002: Establishes procedures for requesting appointments above the minimum salary for AFSCME employees.
Cash Payments
- Prorating Cash Payments – March 2000: Establishes policy for providing cash payments in lieu of longevity increases for employees who are at or above the maximum pay step of their pay range.
- Calculating Cash Payments – April 2005 : Explains the method of calculating cash payments for employees when they are eligible for a cash payment in lieu of a longevity increase.
Annuitants
- Reemployment of Commonwealth Annuitants – March 2002: Clarifies pay policy for the reemployment of Commonwealth annuitants. The procedure for reemploying annuitants is outlined in MD 515.20.
Pay Schedules
- Salary Calculation for Non-Standard Pay Schedule Employees – February 2003: Clarifies the method for rounding the salaries of certain positions not on the Standard pay schedule to a whole-cent hourly rate.
Suspension Without Pay, FLSA Regulations for Exempt Employees
- August 2004: Explains the August 2004 change to U.S. Department of Labor regulations governing the enforcement of the FLSA and how it affects the suspension of exempt employees without pay.
- March 2010: Provides further detail on the August 2004 policy change, and provides detail on the new "safe harbor" policy, wherein improper deductions can be rectified without losing the exempt status of an employee.
Additional Guidance
- Bargaining agreements: include salary and wage articles for represented units
- Executive Board resolutions: may establish or alter pay rates and placements