C.F.R. » Title 5 » CHAPTER I—OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT › SUBCHAPTER B—CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS › PART 531—PAY UNDER THE GENERAL SCHEDULE › Subpart E—Quality Step Increases

5 C.F.R. § 531.504

Level of performance required for quality step increase

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A quality step increase shall not be required but may be granted only to—

(a) An employee who receives a rating of record at Level 5 (“Outstanding” or equivalent), as defined in part 430, subpart B, of this chapter; or

(b) An employee who, when covered by a performance appraisal program that does not use a Level 5 summary—

(1) Receives a rating of record at the highest summary level used by the program; and

(2) Demonstrates sustained performance of high quality significantly above that expected at the “Fully Successful” level in the type of position concerned, as determined under performance-related criteria established by the agency.

[60 FR 43948, Aug. 23, 1995]
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2014–2024 · leading case: David O. Rassenfoss v. Dep't of the Treasury, 2014 MSPB 68 (MSPB 2014).
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David O. Rassenfoss v. Dep't of the Treasury, 2014 MSPB 68 (MSPB 2014). “5 C.F.R. § 531.504 (emphasis added). ¶11 OPM regulations make clear that a QSI is not required under any circumstances.”
David O. Rassenfoss v. Dep't of the Treasury, 2014 MSPB 68 (MSPB 2014). “5 C.F.R. § 531.504 (emphasis added). ¶11 OPM regulations make clear that a QSI is not required under any circumstances.”
Joseph Thomas Sixeas v. Dep't of Vets. Affairs (MSPB 2016). · cites it 2× “She found that the Board could not enforce the provision of the settlement agreement requiring the agency to provide the appellant with a QSI because 5 C.F.R. § 531.504 precluded the agency from doing so.”
Samuel A Osborne v. Dep't of the Air Force (MSPB 2024). “§ 5336 (a); 5 C.F.R. § 531.504 . Similarly, per the agency’s policy, QSIs “may only be given to employees who have exceeded all critical elements, and only to those employees who have displayed the highest quality performance, significantly above that ordinarily found in the…”
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