State Agencies Bulletin No. 1048

Subject
Removal of Dues and Agency Shop Fee Cap for Grade 038 Employees Represented by the Public Employees Federation (PEF)
Date Issued
December 30, 2010

Purpose

To notify agencies of the removal of the maximum dues and agency shop fee cap for grade 038 employees represented by PEF.

Affected Employees

Bargaining Unit 05 employees in grade 038 positions that pay union dues (code 233) or agency shop (code 247)

Effective Date(s)

Administration checks dated January 5, 2011
Institution checks dated January 13, 2011

Background

Currently, OSC automatically stops deducting union dues and agency shop fees when a PEF employee in a grade 038 position has reached the dues/agency shop fee cap of $900 for the calendar year.  At the request of PEF,the maximum cap will be removed effective with the first paychecks in 2011.

OSC Actions

OSC will remove maximum cap of $900 and allow the .9% to be deducted from the full salary.

Agency Actions

Notify affected employees.

Questions

Questions regarding this bulletin may be directed to the Payroll Deduction mailbox.