{"671651":{"#nid":"671651","#data":{"type":"news","title":"State Employees to Receive $1,000 Pay Supplements ","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EOn Dec. 18, Gov. Brian Kemp announced a one-time, $1,000 state employee retention pay supplement for K-12 educators, school support staff, and state employees, including eligible employees of the University System of Georgia (USG). \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cGiven how hard these men and women have worked to serve Georgians during the pandemic, to help keep our communities safe, and to make the state government more streamlined and efficient, this seems wholly appropriate to me,\u201d Kemp said.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003EEligibility\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAll regular, benefits-eligible faculty and staff of the USG who work a standard work week of 30 hours or more who are actively employed as of Dec.1 are eligible to receive the pay supplement. Employees not receiving benefits, including temporary employees and those working less than 30 hours per week, are not eligible for the pay supplement. There may be exceptions to the eligibility population based on unit structure and funding.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003ETiming and Pay\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EEligible employees will receive the pay supplement on Dec. 29. The state supplemental payment will be issued one time only and is subject to all applicable taxes.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003EGeneral FAQs\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Col start=\u00221\u0022\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWhat is the one-time pay supplement? \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\tState officials determined that state agencies will provide a one-time pay supplement of $1,000 to all full benefits-eligible state employees. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\t\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWho is eligible for the one-time pay supplement? \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\tThe $1,000 one-time supplement is for all regular full benefits-eligible employees active on Dec. 1 (regular status with standard working hours of 30 hours or more). Part-time employees working less than 30 hours per week, temporary employees, and those no longer active as of the processing date, Dec. 20, are not eligible. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\t\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWhen will employees receive the one-time supplement payment?\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\tThe one-time supplement will be paid in a separate payment on the Dec. 29 payroll for all eligible employees.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\t\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EIs the supplement \u201cretirement eligible?\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\tNo, the one-time supplement is not eligible for retirement.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\t\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EHow will the supplement be taxed?\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\tPayments will be subject to all applicable FICA taxes, federal income tax, and state income tax. In alignment with the state of Georgia\u2019s approach, the supplemental payment will be taxed at supplemental rates established by federal and state taxing agencies. These rates include 22% federal withholding, 6.2% OASDI withholding (Social Security), 1.45% Medicare withholding, and state withholding. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\t\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EShould the supplement be included for Transparency in Government Act (TiGA) reporting purposes? \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\tYes, the supplement will be included in TiGA reporting.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\t\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWill the one-time supplement be prorated for those with standard working hours of less than 40 hours? \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\tNo, there will be no prorated payments. All eligible employees (regular status with standard working hours of 30 hours or more) will receive the full supplement.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\t\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u0026nbsp;If an employee terminates prior to the payment date, is the employee still eligible\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\tfor the one-time supplement payment?\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\tEligible employees must still be employed and in active pay status when the supplement issued on Dec. 20.Employees will not receive the supplement if they have already\u0026nbsp;separated as of that date. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\t\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EIf an employee is in an unpaid leave status, will they receive the payment?\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\tIf an employee in an unpaid leave status is eligible, the institution will work with the SSC to pay\u0026nbsp;the supplement to the eligible employee upon their return to active pay status.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\t\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ol\u003E\r\n","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EOn Dec. 18, Governor Brian Kemp announced a one-time, $1,000 state employee pay supplement for K-12 educators, school support staff and state employees including eligible employees of the University System of Georgia (USG).\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":" The supplemental payment is to be included in the Dec.29 paycheck for all eligible employees."}],"uid":"35084","created_gmt":"2023-12-19 23:01:49","changed_gmt":"2023-12-20 14:45:41","author":"cgrant60","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2023-12-19T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2023-12-19T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"64303","name":"Human Resources"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[{"id":"2775","name":"human resources"},{"id":"193371","name":"pay supplement"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}