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(2) The design, development, documentation, analysis, creation, testing or
<br />modification of computer systems or programs, including prototypes, based on and
<br />related to user or system design specifications;
<br /> (3) The design, documentation, testing, creation or modification of computer
<br />programs related to machine operating systems; or
<br /> (4) A combination of the aforementioned duties, the performance of which
<br />requires the same level of skills. (29 C.F.R. 541.400).
<br />Any computer employee who meets the applicable compensation requirements and the
<br />above duties test qualifies as an exempt computer professional under both section
<br />13(a)(1) and section 13(a)(17) of the Fair Labor Standards Act. (Field Assistance
<br />Bulletin No. 2006-3 (Dec. 14, 2006)). Accordingly, this wage determination will not
<br />apply to any exempt computer employee regardless of which of these two exemptions is
<br />utilized.
<br />2) AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS AND WEATHER OBSERVERS - NIGHT PAY & SUNDAY PAY: If you
<br />work at night as part of a regular tour of duty, you will earn a night differential
<br />and receive an additional 10% of basic pay for any hours worked between 6pm and 6am.
<br /> If you are a full-time employed (40 hours a week) and Sunday is part of your
<br />regularly scheduled workweek, you are paid at your rate of basic pay plus a Sunday
<br />premium of 25% of your basic rate for each hour of Sunday work which is not overtime
<br />(i.e. occasional work on Sunday outside the normal tour of duty is considered
<br />overtime work).
<br />** HAZARDOUS PAY DIFFERENTIAL **
<br />An 8 percent differential is applicable to employees employed in a position that
<br />represents a high degree of hazard when working with or in close proximity to
<br />ordnance, explosives, and incendiary materials. This includes work such as
<br />screening, blending, dying, mixing, and pressing of sensitive ordnance, explosives,
<br />and pyrotechnic compositions such as lead azide, black powder and photoflash powder.
<br /> All dry-house activities involving propellants or explosives. Demilitarization,
<br />modification, renovation, demolition, and maintenance operations on sensitive
<br />ordnance, explosives and incendiary materials. All operations involving re-grading
<br />and cleaning of artillery ranges.
<br />A 4 percent differential is applicable to employees employed in a position that
<br />represents a low degree of hazard when working with, or in close proximity to
<br />ordnance, (or employees possibly adjacent to) explosives and incendiary materials
<br />which involves potential injury such as laceration of hands, face, or arms of the
<br />employee engaged in the operation, irritation of the skin, minor burns and the like;
<br />minimal damage to immediate or adjacent work area or equipment being used. All
<br />operations involving, unloading, storage, and hauling of ordnance, explosive, and
<br />incendiary ordnance material other than small arms ammunition. These differentials
<br />are only applicable to work that has been specifically designated by the agency for
<br />ordnance, explosives, and incendiary material differential pay.
<br />** UNIFORM ALLOWANCE **
<br />If employees are required to wear uniforms in the performance of this contract
<br />(either by the terms of the Government contract, by the employer, by the state or
<br />local law, etc.), the cost of furnishing such uniforms and maintaining (by
<br />laundering or dry cleaning) such uniforms is an expense that may not be borne by an
<br />employee where such cost reduces the hourly rate below that required by the wage
<br />determination. The Department of Labor will accept payment in accordance with the
<br />following standards as compliance:
<br />The contractor or subcontractor is required to furnish all employees with an
<br />adequate number of uniforms without cost or to reimburse employees for the actual
<br />cost of the uniforms. In addition, where uniform cleaning and maintenance is made
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