The Digest of Significant Classification Decisions and Opinions provides insight into how the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) interprets and applies classification standards. It serves as a key reference for federal classifiers, functioning similarly to how case law guides attorneys.
Key Insights
- Use the digest to understand how OPM has previously addressed specific classification issues and to apply that reasoning to similar situations.
- Each case entry includes an article number, relevant classification standards, factors considered, the issue at hand, and the final resolution.
- OPM regularly updates the digest to reflect current interpretations and ensure consistency in federal position classification.
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Alright, and so next we have the Digest of Significant Classification Decisions and Opinions. And so OPM issues classification decisions and rationales so that classifiers can understand how they think about a particular issue. And so you want to use this guide when you encounter similar issues that are included.
And so I want you to understand that the classification decisions and opinions are to classifiers like case law is to attorneys. And so we want to be able to know how OPM thinks on a particular or similar issue. And so those decisions and opinions are there.
And so each case includes the article number, it identifies the standard and the factors involved, and it lays out the issue and the resolution. And so you want to make sure that you make a habit in your free time of becoming familiar with the different decisions and opinions that OPM has issued. And so OPM continuously updates those decisions and opinions when they feel necessary.
