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How does locality pay actually work, and where did it come from?

Explaining the history of locality pay and how it affects federal employees on the General Schedule.

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(AP Photo/Elise Amendola)

FILE- In this June 15, 2018, file photo, twenty dollar bills are counted in North Andover, Mass. Default on your federal student loans and the government can take up to 15 percent of each paycheck to satisfy your debt. The Education Department can also withhold federal benefits like tax returns and Social Security payments. Garnishment is an effective tool to recoup unpaid loans, private collection agencies enlisted by the Education Department took in over $841.6 million via wage garnishment in the 2018 fiscal year, but it inflicts serious financial strain on borrowers who are already struggling. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola, File)

Calls to ban use of salary history reveal deeper issues in federal pay system

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Advocacy groups raise concerns about federal pay system amid growing wage gap

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Less than a third of federal STEM employees are women

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The federal pay gap is shrinking, but advocacy groups are calling for more

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Hard to tell how much impact EO will have on federal pay equity

Federal Report

Biden urges private companies to help narrow gender pay gap

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Federal workforce dealing with gender, racial pay gap among older employees

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Explaining the ‘unexplained’ reasons for the gender pay gap in the federal workforce

Federal Report

Federal pay gap between men and women is narrowing, GAO reports

Federal Newscast

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Council offers up 5 recommendations to change the way federal pay is measured

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Federal Salary Council pushing 6 new locality pay areas in effect for 2019

The Federal Salary Council will also review the methodology it currently uses to determine the locality pay program.

Women work cheaper, but why?

Is bias or deliberate discrimination the sole cause of women professionals being paid less? It would be glib and easy to say so, but likely incorrect.

Tom Temin Commentary

The pay ‘gap’: Grand Canyon or Rock Creek?

Mike Causey

Many think there is a gap between federal and private sector pay. Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says the problem is that each side thinks it’s on the losing end.