B-150338, OCT. 4, 1965

B-150338, OCT. 4, 1965

TO COMMANDING OFFICER UNITED STATES NAVAL SUPPLY CENTER:

REFERENCE IS MADE TO THE OVERTIME COMPENSATION CLAIMS WHICH HAVE BEEN SUBMITTED TO OUR OFFICE BY AND ON BEHALF OF CERTAIN CIVILIAN SECURITY GUARDS EMPLOYED AT THE NORFOLK NAVAL STATION, NORFOLK, VIRGINIA, AND WHICH HAVE BEEN THE SUBJECT OF YOUR REPORTS OF JULY 13, 1965, YOUR REFERENCE 10A24:AP, TO THE CLAIMS DIVISION OF OUR OFFICE IN THE CASE OF SAMUEL A. BRYANT, AND OF JULY 30, 1965, SAME REFERENCE, TO THE COMPTROLLER OF THE NAVY, IN THE CASES OF PETER ADAMS AND PAUL H. DEANE.

IN ADDITION TO THE REFERENCED REPORTS YOU HAVE FURNISHED AFFIDAVITS EXECUTED BY A SUPERVISOR OF THE CLAIMANTS ADAMS AND DEANE ATTESTING TO THE FACT THAT THEY WERE REQUIRED TO REPORT EARLY DURING THE PERIOD OF THEIR CLAIMS. THE STATEMENT OF MR. R. H. OWENS WITH REGARD TO THE WORK HOURS OF MR. BRYANT DOES NOT ATTEST TO THE FACT THAT HE REPORTED EARLY AS REQUIRED BY HIS SUPERIORS DURING THE PERIOD OF HIS CLAIM AND, THEREFORE, IT IS NOT SUFFICIENT FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUBSTANTIATING HIS CLAIM. ON THE BASIS OF THE INFORMATION WHICH HAS BEEN FURNISHED WE ARE TODAY DIRECTING THE CLAIMS DIVISION OF OUR OFFICE TO ISSUE SETTLEMENTS FOR PAYMENT OF THE CLAIMS OF MESSRS. ADAMS AND DEANE; HOWEVER, IN VIEW OF THE FACT THAT THE INITIAL WRITTEN DIRECTIVE REQUIRING GUARDS TO REPORT 15 MINUTES EARLY WAS NOT ISSUED UNTIL JULY 28, 1955, NO ADDITIONAL OVERTIME COMPENSATION WILL BE ALLOWED FOR PERIODS BEFORE THAT DATE. ALSO, THE COMPUTATIONS WHICH WERE CONTAINED IN YOUR REPORTS APPEAR TO INCLUDE OVERTIME COMPENSATION FOR HOLIDAYS EVEN THOUGH THERE IS NO SHOWING THAT THE GUARDS CONCERNED WERE REQUIRED TO WORK ON ALL HOLIDAYS. IN MAKING SETTLEMENT OUR CLAIMS DIVISION WILL ALLOW OVERTIME COMPENSATION FOR HOLIDAYS ONLY IF IT IS SHOWN ON THE LEAVE RECORDS IN THE FILE OR OTHERWISE THAT THE CLAIMANT DID WORK ON PARTICULAR HOLIDAYS.

WE ENCLOSE A COPY OF THE DOCUMENT SENT TO US BY MR. VINCENT A. BERTOLINI MAKING CLAIMS ON BEHALF OF 116 GUARDS AND FORMER GUARDS EMPLOYED BY THE NORFOLK NAVAL STATION. YOU ARE AUTHORIZED TO SETTLE THOSE CLAIMS DIRECTLY ON THE BASIS OF INFORMATION AND STATEMENTS SIMILAR TO THOSE FURNISHED US IN CONNECTION WITH THE ADAMS AND DEANE CLAIMS, AND IN AMOUNTS COMPUTED AS SPECIFIED HEREIN FOR THOSE CLAIMS; HOWEVER, PAYMENTS ARE NOT AUTHORIZED ON THE BASIS OF STATEMENTS SIMILAR TO THAT FURNISHED IN THE BRYANT CASE. MR. BRYANT IS ABLE TO FURNISH A STATEMENT ATTESTING TO THE FACT THAT HE REPORTED EARLY AS REQUIRED DURING THE PERIOD INVOLVED YOU MAY SETTLE HIS CLAIM DIRECTLY. SINCE MR. BERTOLINI'S LETTER WAS RECEIVED IN OUR OFFICE JULY 9, 1964, PAYMENT TO THE CLAIMANTS THEREIN MAY BE MADE FROM JULY 28, 1955, THE DATE OF THE WRITTEN ORDER REQUIRING GUARDS TO REPORT 15 MINUTES EARLY.

YOU ARE ALSO AUTHORIZED TO SETTLE OTHER CLAIMS YOU MAY RECEIVE FROM CIVILIAN GUARDS CURRENTLY OR PREVIOUSLY EMPLOYED AT THE NORFOLK NAVAL STATION. ANY SUCH CLAIMS WHICH EXTEND FOR SEVERAL YEARS IN THE PAST SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE CLAIMS DIVISION OF OUR OFFICE FOR RECORDING IN ACCORDANCE WITH 4 GAO MANUAL 2025.10.

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTION WITH REGARD TO A PARTICULAR CLAIM SUCH CLAIM MAY BE REFERRED TO OUR OFFICE IN THE USUAL MANNER.