COLAs and Federal Pay Raises : An Explanation of Differences

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Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service

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Summarizes the differences between cost-of-living adjustments (COLAs), which protect retirement and disability benefits from inflation, and Federal pay raises, which are designed to achieve compara...

Summarizes the differences between cost-of-living adjustments (COLAs), which protect retirement and disability benefits from inflation, and Federal pay raises, which are designed to achieve comparability with private sector pay increases.

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