GP 1250 ELS2012
User Manual: GP-1250
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How to Read Your Leave and Earnings Statement
This is a guide to help you understand your Leave and Earnings Statement (LES). The LES is a comprehensive
statement of your leave and earnings showing entitlements, deductions, allotments, leave information, tax
withholding information, Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) and benefits paid by the National Park Service. You can
access your statement twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week at:
https://www.employeeexpress.gov
Your pay and leave information is important! You should always review your LES for unexpected changes or
errors each pay period. If you believe your pay is not correct or if you have any questions, call the Customer
Support Center at 303-969-7732, 1-800-662-4324, or 888-FOR-1NBC (1-888-367-1622).
GO GREEN!
Save a tree and request a paperless copy of your LES!
Visit the Employee Express website and choose “Earnings and Leave HardCopy On/Off” from the main menu
on the left. Choosing this function immediately cancels the delivery of your LES via snail mail and enables
you to review your statement online!
Data Element Name
Description
Agency
The agency an employee works for
For Pay Period Ending
The current pay period ending date. The Federal calendar is divided
into 2 week sections called pay periods. There are typically 26 pay
periods each year
Net Pay
A total of all earnings (current pay period and any adjustments)
less all deductions (current pay period and any adjustments)
Pay Period
The current pay period in which an employee was scheduled to
work
Pay Date
The day you receive your net check
Name
The employee’s name as it is stored in the Federal Personnel
Payroll System (FPPS)
Pay Plan/Grade/Step
An employee’s current pay plan, grade and step
Annual Salary
Current annual salary
Hourly Rate
Current pay period hourly pay rate
Home Address
Employee’s home address for mailing end-of-year W-2
Pay Check Mailing Address
Address your check is mailed to. If check is direct deposited to
your bank, no mailing address will appear
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Basic Information
SSN
Cumulative Retirement Agency
Organization Code
Financial Institution
Service Comp Date
Dept ID
Pay Begin Date
Agency
The last four digits of an employee’s Social Security Number
Total retirement deductions collected by your payroll provider
Current organization employee works for
Name of employee’s bank
An actual or constructed date used to determine benefits that are
based on how long a person has been in federal service. It is also
used to determine the rate at which an employee accrues annual
leave.
Current department an employee works for
Date current pay period began
Current agency employee works for
FSLA Class
TSP (amt/pct)
Fair Labor Standards Act: A non-exempt employee is covered by
the overtime provisions; an exempt employee is not covered by the
overtime provisions of this act.
The amount/percentage the employee is contributing to their Thrift
Saving Plan account
Your Pay Consists Of
Your current pay period and year-to-date totals for your gross pay,
total deductions and net pay
Tax Information
Your current federal and state marital status, exemptions, and
additional withholdings. Displays your current state tax identifier
and your year-to-date wages
Earnings
Displays the type of pay (regular, leave, etc.), hourly rate paid, any
adjustments for prior pay periods, number of hours paid during the
current pay period, and gross wages for the current pay period
Deductions
FERS/CSRS Retirement
Medicare Tax
State Tax
FEGLI – Regular
OASDI Tax
Federal Taxes
Health Benefits – Pretax
Thrift Savings Plan (TSP)
Includes all current pay period deduction amounts or percentages
and the type of deductions that are being deducted from your
current gross pay. Also displays year-to-date deduction amounts
Withholding contributions to your Federal Employees Retirement
System, Civil Service Retirement System
Reflects Medicare withholding
State taxes withheld from your salary
Amount withheld for Basic life insurance
Old Age, Survivor and Disability Insurance – Social Security
Federal taxes withheld from your salary
Withholding for your TSP contributions
Benefits Paid by Govt
Displays the contribution type and amount contributed by your
employing agency for the current pay period and year to date
Leave
The number of leave hours available to you at the beginning of the
current pay period (Begin Bal Current) and at the beginning of the
current leave year (Begin Bal Lv Yr)
The type of leave hours earned and used in the current pay period
and the total hours earned and used year-to-date. Displays the type
of leave and the number of leave hours available at the end of the
current pay period (Ending Bal)
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Annual Leave
Category:
Projected Yr End Bal:
Max Carry Over:
Use or Lose Balance:
Annual leave accrual category, based on service computation date
Annual leave that will accrue from the current pay period through
the end of the year
The maximum amount of hours allowed to be carried over into the
new leave year
The amount of hours that will be lost at the end of the leave year if
not used by the employee
Remarks
Provides general information that will be useful to the agency or the
employee, such as advance notice of compensatory time expiration,
personnel actions or payroll adjustments
Contact information for payroll assistance
Department of the Interior
EARNINGS AND LEAVE STATEMENT
For Pay Period Ending
08/04/2010
Net Pay
$960.50
Pay Period #
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Pay Date
08/14/2010
Name
STALLONE, SYLVESTER
Pay Plan/Grade/Step
GS 07 05
Annual Salary
$44,616.00
Hourly Rate
$21.38
Home Address
7007 LOTSAMUNEE WAY
LAUREL CANYON CA 90046-0068
Pay Check Mailing Address
Basic Information
SSN XXX-XX-1294 Service Comp Date 06/12/1993 Agency NPS
Cumulative Retirement Agency $3733 Dept ID IN FSLA Class NON-EXEMPT
Organization Code 2714 Pay Begin Date 7/22/2010 TSP (amt/pct) 10%
Financial Institution AMER HERITAGE FCU
Your Pay Consists of Current YTD
Gross 1813.00 29739.00
Total Deductions 852.57 14,264.11
Net Pay 960.50
Tax Information Marital Exemptions Additional Current YTD
Status Withholding Wages Wages
Federal S 2 0.00 23,995.56
State – CA S 0 0.00 23,995.56
EARNINGS
TYPE RATE ADJUSTED ADJ HOURS HOURS CURRENT YTD
Regular 21.38 80.00 1710.00
DEDUCTIONS
TYPE MISC AJUSTED CURRENT YTD TYPE MISC AJUSTED CURRENT YTD
FERS/CSRS Retirement .8 13.68 215.80 OASDI Tax 4.2 3.72 106.16 1800.75
Deduction Federal Taxes 158.37 2907.14
Medicare Tax 1.45 0.87 24.83 421.14 Health Benefits-Pretax 474
40.89 695.13
State Tax 1/CO 38.83 724.71 Charity Contribution
30.00 500.00
FEGLI - Regular 7.05 112.35 Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) 342.08 1,048.86
Thrift Savings Plan Loan 309.41 0.00
BENEFITS PAID BY GOVT
TYPE CURRENT YTD TYPE CURRENT YTD
FEGLI 3.53 56.19 FEHB 122.69 2085.73
FERS/CSRS 191.56 3021.70 Medicare 25.70 421.14
OASDI 109.88 1800.75 TSP Basic 17.10 269.78
TSP Matching 68.42 1079.18
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LEAVE
TYPE Begin Begin Earned Earned Used Used Adv Ending
Bal Bal Lv Current YTD Current YTD Bal
Current Yr
Annual 57.15 17.15 6.00 90.00 44.00 63.15
Sick 54.45 25.00 4.00 60.00 26.15 58.45
Comp 16.00 3.00 16.00 3.00
Annual Leave
Category: 8 Projected Yr End Bal: 0.00 Max Carry Over: 240.00 Use or Lose Balance:
REMARKS
PLEASE REVIEW YOUR LES PROMPTLY AND THOROUGHLY. IF YOU THINK YOUR PAY IS IN ERROR, NOTIFY
YOUR PAYROLL CONTACT IMMEDIATELY. OVERPAYMENTS MAY CAUSE TAX IMPLICATIONS IF NOT REPAID
THIS YEAR. REMARKS/MESSAGES: PAY/LEAVE QUESTIONS? CALL PAYROLL HOTLINE (303) 969-7732; FROM
HOME 1-800-662-4324. EMPLOYEE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR VERIFICATION OF PAY, DEDUCTIONS, AND LEAVE.
THIS REPORT CONTAINS INFORMATION SUBJECT TO THE PRIVACY ACT OF 1974 AS AMENDED
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Electronic Distribution of Earnings and Leave Statements (ELS)
New employees will receive a hard copy of their Earnings & Leave Statement for the first three
pay periods. Beginning on the fourth pay period, new employees will be required to obtain it
electronically through Employee Express. Employee Express has a website accessible on the
internet at www.employeeexpress.gov. You will need your social security number (SSN) and a
Personal Identification Number (PIN). You should have received your PIN in the mail before
the end of the third pay period. If you don’t have a PIN, you can request one on the Employee
Express website or call the Employee Express Help Desk at 478-757-3030. The Help Desk is
staffed from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., EST. At other times you may leave a message, and someone
will return your call. You can also contact the help desk via e-mail at EEXHelp@opm.gov.
The electronic method for obtaining the ELS has proven to be a secure and faster method than
conventional mailing. Full security measures are in place to protect your information in
Employee Express. Information regarding privacy and security can be accessed from the
Employee Express homepage, main menu. You do not need a PIN to access this information.
An individual or group waiver (see attached) may be requested to continue to receive a hard copy
ELS provided one or more of the following criteria are met:
- No access to an agency computer with internet service
- No access to a printer which would allow for privacy when printing the ELS
- No access to Employee Express (e.g. employees under a dual appointment with two
different agencies do not have access to Employee Express.
Group Waivers
A group waiver request should be based on the waiver criteria listed above. If the group
supervisor concludes that the request meets one or more of the waiver criteria set out in this
policy, the supervisor will sign a memo that includes the justification for approval and identifies
the approved group(s). The approved waiver request and memo will be submitted to the
Regional Human Resources Office, GP-1250.
Note: At this time, all bargaining board employees have a blanket waiver.
