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92x6: Application of 18 U.S.C. § 209 to Congressionally Mandated Payments during Union Activity

February 25, 1992

When Congress has specifically provided that the Federal Government must continue to pay employees their usual Government salaries during the time they are engaged in union activities, those employees should be considered "on the job" for purposes of pay and compensation. Any additional payments made by outside sources would violate 18 U.S.C. § 209.

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