When do COLA and post differential payments end?
5 C.F.R. § 591.236
in effectEffective: 2024-07-01Subject to § 591.237(a), agencies stop paying an employee a COLA or post differential on—
(a) Separation,
(b) The effective date of assignment or transfer to a new official worksite outside the COLA or post differential area, or
(c) In the case of an employee on detail to temporary duty in a post differential area, the ending date of the detail.
Source: eCFRURL: https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2024-07-01/title-5.xmlFetched: 7/26/2026