The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) provides leadership on pay administration for civilian Federal employees. General Schedule law enforcement officers (LEOs) at grades GS-3 through GS-10 are entitled to a higher locality rate.For questions about pay-related transactions, contact the HR Service Center at 877.242.6007. Make sure employers with City contracts pay prevailing wages. Resolve minimum-wage waiver requests. Below, we'll cover pay transparency laws in all 50 states and DC, so you can make sure you follow the right rules for where your workers are based. Title 5 Pay covers employees under the General Schedule (GS) and Wage Grade (WG) pay plans. 7 FAM 585 Privacy Act Considerations. The Davis-Bacon Act applies to contractors and subcontractors performing work on federal or District of Columbia contracts. Note: Federal employees and applicants for federal jobs have a different complaint process.