Additional Compensation

Premium pay is additional pay that is provided to eligible employees for additional work performed within certain hours or under certain conditions. There are several different types of premium pay. Employees paid under the Federal Wage System also receive premium pay but their premium pay is under different guidance.

Laws, Regulations, and HHS Guidance 

• 5 U.S.C. Part III Chapter 55, Subchapter V, Premium Pay Exit Disclaimer: You Are Leaving www.ihs.gov 
• 5 U.S.C. Part III Chapter 61, Hours of Work Exit Disclaimer: You Are Leaving www.ihs.gov 
• 5 CFR 550, Pay Administration (General) Exit Disclaimer: You Are Leaving www.ihs.gov 
• 5 CFR 551, Pay Administration Under the Fair Labor Standards Act Exit Disclaimer: You Are Leaving www.ihs.gov 
• 5 CFR 610, Hours of Duty Exit Disclaimer: You Are Leaving www.ihs.gov 
• HHS Instruction 550-1. Premium Pay, dated 11/3/10 Exit Disclaimer: You Are Leaving www.ihs.gov  [PDF]
• HHS Instruction 550-3, Compensatory Time Off for Travel, dated 3/28/08 Exit Disclaimer: You Are Leaving www.ihs.gov  [PDF]
• HHS Instruction 550-11, Compensatory Time Off for Religious Observances, dated 3/13/95 Exit Disclaimer: You Are Leaving www.ihs.gov  [PDF]

OPM Guidance 

• How to Compute Rates of Pay Exit Disclaimer: You Are Leaving www.ihs.gov 
• Biweekly Caps on Premium Pay Fact Sheet Exit Disclaimer: You Are Leaving www.ihs.gov 
• Compensatory Time Off Fact Sheet Exit Disclaimer: You Are Leaving www.ihs.gov 
• Compensatory Time Off for Travel Fact Sheet Exit Disclaimer: You Are Leaving www.ihs.gov 
• Federal Holidays - Work Schedule and Pay Fact Sheet Exit Disclaimer: You Are Leaving www.ihs.gov 
• How to Compute FLSA Overtime Pay Fact Sheet Exit Disclaimer: You Are Leaving www.ihs.gov 
• Maximum GS Pay Limitations Fact Sheet Exit Disclaimer: You Are Leaving www.ihs.gov 
• Night Pay Fact Sheet Exit Disclaimer: You Are Leaving www.ihs.gov 
• Overtime Pay Fact Sheet Exit Disclaimer: You Are Leaving www.ihs.gov 
• Premium Pay Overview Fact Sheet Exit Disclaimer: You Are Leaving www.ihs.gov 
• Sunday Premium Pay Fact Sheet Exit Disclaimer: You Are Leaving www.ihs.gov 

• Recruitment, retention and relocation incentives (commonly referred to as 3Rs) are designed to help IHS recruit and retain employees with high or unique qualifications in mission-critical positions. 

  Laws, Regulations, and HHS Guidance

  • 5 U.S.C. 5753, Recruitment and Relocation Bonuses Exit Disclaimer: You Are Leaving www.ihs.gov 
  • 5 U.S.C. 5754, Retention Bonuses Exit Disclaimer: You Are Leaving www.ihs.gov 
  • 5 C.F.R. 575, Recruitment, Relocation, and Retention Incentives Exit Disclaimer: You Are Leaving www.ihs.gov 
  • Instruction 575-1: Recruitment, Relocation and Retention Incentives Exit Disclaimer: You Are Leaving www.ihs.gov 

  OPM Guidance

  • Recruitment, Relocation & Retention Incentives Overview Exit Disclaimer: You Are Leaving www.ihs.gov 
  • Oversight and Accountability Exit Disclaimer: You Are Leaving www.ihs.gov 
  • Recruitment Incentives Fact Sheet Exit Disclaimer: You Are Leaving www.ihs.gov 
  • Relocation Incentives Fact Sheet Exit Disclaimer: You Are Leaving www.ihs.gov 
  • Retention Incentives Fact Sheet Exit Disclaimer: You Are Leaving www.ihs.gov 
  • Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) on 3Rs Exit Disclaimer: You Are Leaving www.ihs.gov 
  • Calculating Maximum Recruitment and Relocation Incentives Fact Sheet Exit Disclaimer: You Are Leaving www.ihs.gov 
  • Payment and Termination Calculations for Recruitment and Relocation Incentives Fact Sheet Exit Disclaimer: You Are Leaving www.ihs.gov 
  • Group Retention Incentives Fact Sheet Exit Disclaimer: You Are Leaving www.ihs.gov 

  IHS and Case Preparation Guidance

  • IHS Case Checklist for Recruitment, Relocation & Retention Incentives [PDF - 78 KB] Note: Checklist may be revised by Area as necessary
  • Recruitment, Relocation and Retention Incentive Pay Approval Authorities [PDF - 537 KB]
  • Indian Health Manual, Personnel Delegation #41, Authority to Approve Recruitment, Relocation, and Retention Incentives
  • IHS Recruitment, Relocation, and Initial Retention Incentives Authorization Form [PDF - 228 KB]
  • IHS Recruitment, Relocation, and Retention Incentive Service Agreement [PDF - 183 KB]
  • IHS Continuation, Reduction, or Termination of Retention Incentive [PDF - 185 KB]

Comparative salary survey data can be used to determine and defend an appropriate compensation level for federal employees based on statutory and regulatory criteria. One common method of obtaining comparative salary data is to consult the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Exit Disclaimer: You Are Leaving www.ihs.gov  which provides free salary data on over 800 occupations. The BLS data may be searched on a nationwide basis, by region, by state and even by metropolitan area. It is particularly helpful if salary data pertains to at least the general region of the IHS position being evaluated. Physician salary data is also publicly available from Merritt Hawkins Exit Disclaimer: You Are Leaving www.ihs.gov , a physician recruiting firm.

(IHS network access required) - Additionally, IHS purchases salary data to use in benchmarking pay levels and in evaluating compensation cases. IHS staff who work on pay cases and need access to this data to create and defend cases may obtain this IHS-only salary data on the IHS Office of Human Resources Intranet Page. IHS purchases the comparative salary survey information under a licensed agreement and should not be shared outside of IHS.

• When erroneous payments occur, authorized officials have the discretion to waive recovery of overpayments, if it is determined that collection of the debt would be against equity and good conscience. Employees have three years from notification of the debt to request a waiver.

  Laws, Regulations, and HHS Guidance

  • 5 U.S.C. 5584, Claims for Overpayment of Pay and Allowances, and of Travel, Transportation and Relocation Expenses and Allowances Exit Disclaimer: You Are Leaving www.ihs.gov 
  • 5 U.S.C. 5514, Installment Deduction for Indebtedness to the United States Exit Disclaimer: You Are Leaving www.ihs.gov 
  • 31 U.S.C. Subchapter II - Claims of the United States Government Exit Disclaimer: You Are Leaving www.ihs.gov 
  • 5 CFR 550.1104, Agency Regulations Exit Disclaimer: You Are Leaving www.ihs.gov 
  • 31 CFR parts 900-904, Federal Claims Collection Standards Exit Disclaimer: You Are Leaving www.ihs.gov 
  • 45 CFR Part 30, HHS Claims Collection Regulation Exit Disclaimer: You Are Leaving www.ihs.gov 
  • 45 CFR Part 33, HHS Salary Offset Regulation Exit Disclaimer: You Are Leaving www.ihs.gov 
  • HHS Procedural Guidance on the Collection of Employee Debts Exit Disclaimer: You Are Leaving www.ihs.gov 

  OPM Guidance 

  • Waiving Overpayments Fact Sheet Exit Disclaimer: You Are Leaving www.ihs.gov 

  IHS and Case Preparation Guidance 

  • IHS Waivers of Overpayment Checklist [DOC]
  • IHS Indian Health Manual Administrative Delegation #43