Administration and Resource Division Fiscal ARF AR Division

Administration and Resource Division Fiscal (ARF) AR Division Fiscal Branch Payroll Team Representing Your Payroll Office

What We Do …. • Your Payroll Office manages two applications: – the time and attendance system (SLDCADA) – the payroll system (DCPS) • Your Payroll Office inputs your EFT banking info and tax info. (You are paid by direct deposit. ) After your Payroll Office inputs the banking and tax info the first time, you are responsible for maintaining it in My. Pay. – Be sure your pay docs are completed correctly. If you live in VA, you should be paying VA state tax, not MD. – If you have a temporary address, you must ensure your state tax is correct. – If you will be living in MD, you must pay MD state tax plus the appropriate county tax. • Your Payroll Office inputs leave balances when you transfer from a non-DFAS paying agency with no break in service. – If you are going to use leave during your first pay period, you should have your payroll office verify your leave balances. (Payroll can only input annual and sick leave. ) • Your Payroll Office transfers your TSP loan when you transfer from a non-DON agency. If you have a TSP loan, be sure the loan is transferred timely. You are responsible for any missed payments. • Your Payroll Office trains Timekeepers and Certifiers. They train YOU! • OUR PAYROLL OFFICE ID NUMBER IS 97380600

What Our Applications Do …. SLDCADA Enter your time. Be honest. You are accountable for your own time and attendance. My. Pay Signed Timesheets Leave and Earnings Statement LES Display Leave Balances W-2 https: //www. sldcada. dc 3 n. navy. mil Read your LES. Keep copies. My. Pay keeps 1 year of LES’s. ~~~~~~~ Those with Military accounts can access My. Pay with the same CAC card. https: //mypay. dfas. mil/mypay. aspx

SLDCADA What Is It? • The standard time and attendance system for USMC • Stands for: Standard Labor Data Collection And Distribution Application • Recommend taking the Computer Based Tutorial (CBT) on the SLDCADA home page (https: //www. sldcada. dc 3 n. navy. mil) • Get to know your staff agency’s timekeeper (first line help desk for SLDCADA and pay). • Read the SLDCADA News Screen every pay period • 1 st pay period, stay on Mon-Fri 8 hours (After the first pay period, you can change work schedules. )

DCPS (Payroll) What Is It? • • • Defense Civilian Payroll System (DCPS) is the payroll system that produces your paycheck and LES. You will be paid on the 3 rd Friday and every other Friday from then on. Some banks have pending deposit on Thursday. Funds are available on Friday. If payday is a holiday, you will be paid on Thursday. DCPS calculates your annual and sick leave balances and keeps track of all other leave – Sick Leave – all employees accrue 4 hours each pay period – Annual Leave – employees accrue either 4, 6, or 8 hours – You can use your leave in the first pay period you’re hired – not recommended – If you transferred in and need to use your leave immediately, see your Payroll Office to ensure your leave has transferred.

Types of Leave • • • • If you are a military reservist, you are entitled to 120 hours of military leave per fiscal year. Be sure you notify HR of your reserve status. Use the proper code in SLDCADA when drilling and submit a copy of your military orders to your SLDCADA Timekeeper. (LM) If you have a service-connected disability rating of 30% or higher and meet certain other criteria you may be entitled to up to 104 hours of Disabled Veteran Leave. Please see HR. (LS/PW) Holiday Leave – 10 holidays per year. Sometimes more. (LH) Time Off Award – given for job performance. Expires one year after effective date of award. (LY) Excused Leave – for voting/tardiness/organ donor/bone marrow donor. (LV) Weather Safety Leave – when the base is closed due to inclement weather. Also used during the Pandemic when employees cannot telework. (LN/PS) Fitness Leave – for work-life balance. Agency discretion. (LN/PF) Court Leave – must provide supporting documentation. (LC) Donated Leave – If eligible can use donated leave for self (LS) or family (LA). Advanced Leave – can be advanced sick leave (LG) and advanced annual leave (LB) under strict conditions. Pandemic Leave Codes – new. See LER for details. Compensatory Time for Travel – must be earned first then taken. Strict rules. (CF) Religious Time Taken – must be earned first, then taken. (CA)

What’s Next? • See your Timekeeper to obtain a SLDCADA account. (Must have CAC card first. ) • Wait for your first pay check for your My. Pay account. • Once you have your My. Pay account • • Verify Home address, EFT, Federal and State Tax Read your Leave and Earnings Statement (LES) Set up Allotments Download your W-2

What’s Next? (cont. ) WHO IS MY SLDCADA POC? That is the question to ask when you report to your office! That is the name we want you to remember! See your SLDCADA POC for all payroll and SLDCADA issues.

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