Retroactive Salary Increase

The Assistant Commissioner of the Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, requested a decision on the claims of three employees for retroactive salary increases. The nonunion foremen who supervise union workers awarded retroactive pay increases may also receive retroactive increases, since their special wage schedule sets pay without limitation at 114 percent of journeyman's wages. The civil service supervisor of these foremen may also receive an increase pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 5333, the effective date of which is governed by 5 C.F.R. 531.305(c).