Department of Justice Office of Legal Counsel April 2, 1997 (Calculating Rate of Pay of Department of Justice Employees for Purposes of "Covered Persons" Determination Under Independent Counsel Act)

Calculating Rate of Pay of Department of Justice Employees

for Purposes of “ Covered Persons” Determination Under

Independent Counsel Act

The term “ rate o f p a y ” in the section of th e Independent C ounsel Act that indicates w hich D epartm ent

o f Ju stice em p lo y ees are “ covered p erso n s” does not include “ locality-based com parability pay­

m e n ts” under 5 U S.C §5 3 0 4 .