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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Former OPM atty here again:  Please take the time to look at 5 CFR 531.211 and 531.212.  These are the regs that REQUIRE the agency to start a new employee at the lowest step in the GS-level for which the employee is being hired EXCEPT where the agency can show (That's what I was referring to as "hard to fill" positions earlier.)

I'm not going to go into the details the the regs b/c you can look it up yourself if you are, in fact, "superior."  I imagine that many, if not all, of those PPs who have received starting pay higher than a step 1 had knowledge/skills of a very specific nature (i.e. they practice a particular niche in law or science).

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Okay, but in practice, this is interpreted very liberally in some offices.  My office is now routinely hiring attorneys at much higher than step 1.  But now, all new hires are hired at more than a step 1.  The attorneys have some subject matter knowledge, though nothing extraordinary, and the office writes up a justification that always gets approved.    [/quote]

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