OPM Cancels Old Back Pay Rule Proposal
Published Date: 7/15/2025
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Summary
The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) has officially canceled a plan to change rules about attorney fees and pay fixes under the Back Pay Act. This means no new changes will happen right now, so employees and lawyers can keep things as they are. The withdrawal was confirmed on March 12, 2021, so everyone knows the old rules still apply.
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Proposed Back Pay Act Rule Withdrawn
A proposed rule (published October 7, 2020) that would have revised coverage and attorney fee awards under the Back Pay Act was officially withdrawn on March 12, 2021. That withdrawal means the existing OPM regulations about Back Pay Act coverage and attorney fee awards remain in effect and no new changes take effect now.
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