2:30 PM- 3:45PM EBSA Sharon Watson Director, Office of Participant Assistance Schweizer Director, Office of Technology and Information Technology Services Mabel Capolongo Director, Office of Enforcement Joel Lovelace Acting Director, Office of Program Planning, Evaluation and Management James Hampton Chief, Division of Human Capital Management Chrystal Jordan Senior Management Analyst Earsie Johnson ODLRN Peter Beil ODLRN The NCFLL Executive Committee officers present were EVP Weyrauch; Treasurer Newberry; and VPs Darby, England, Sax, Tracy, Tucker, and Walters. President DeMay, RS Laurie, and VP Nolan were at the sequestration negotiating. Treasurer Newberry left at 2:52 p.m. in order to meet with MSHA Assistant Secretary Joe Main. Please discuss the methodology used in the calculation of employee performance award bonuses for FY 2012. (DL) Hampton said that EBSA does not tell the region how to rate the employees or divide the bonus pool. Two employees that got rated Highly Effective may get differing bonuses because one exceeded three elements and the other exceeded four elements. The region is the PDU. DPR 430 says that if an employee got a promotion in the performance year, he/she may get a different performance bonus compared to someone who did not. Please discuss with the what plans your agency has to deal with the impending sequestration. Will these plans include furloughs or RIFs? (RS) Beil said sequestration bargaining is ongoing this week. Lovelace said that as of today there will be no furloughs but that everything may change on March 27 when the CR expires. New performance standards are implemented for Benefit Advisors. What is the effective date of the new performance standards? Since the new standards are being implemented during the FY 2013 performance rating period, will an interim rating be prepared for Benefit Advisors for work they performed under their previous standards? (DL)
2:30 PM- 3:45PM EBSA Sharon Watson Director, Office of Participant Assistance Schweizer Director, Office of Technology and Information Technology Services Mabel Capolongo Director, Office of Enforcement Joel Lovelace Acting Director, Office of Program Planning, Evaluation and Management James Hampton Chief, Division of Human Capital Management Chrystal Jordan Senior Management Analyst Earsie Johnson ODLRN Peter Beil ODLRN The NCFLL Executive Committee officers present were EVP Weyrauch; Treasurer Newberry; and VPs Darby, England, Sax, Tracy, Tucker, and Walters. President DeMay, RS Laurie, and VP Nolan were at the sequestration negotiating. Treasurer Newberry left at 2:52 p.m. in order to meet with MSHA Assistant Secretary Joe Main. Please discuss the methodology used in the calculation of employee performance award bonuses for FY 2012. (DL) Hampton said that EBSA does not tell the region how to rate the employees or divide the bonus pool. Two employees that got rated Highly Effective may get differing bonuses because one exceeded three elements and the other exceeded four elements. The region is the PDU. DPR 430 says that if an employee got a promotion in the performance year, he/she may get a different performance bonus compared to someone who did not. Please discuss with the what plans your agency has to deal with the impending sequestration. Will these plans include furloughs or RIFs? (RS) Beil said sequestration bargaining is ongoing this week. Lovelace said that as of today there will be no furloughs but that everything may change on March 27 when the CR expires. New performance standards are implemented for Benefit Advisors. What is the effective date of the new performance standards? Since the new standards are being implemented during the FY 2013 performance rating period, will an interim rating be prepared for Benefit Advisors for work they performed under their previous standards? (DL)
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