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B-170692, MAR 2, 1971

B-170692 Mar 02, 1971
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THE OVERPAYMENT OF SALARY OF AN EMPLOYEE OF THE POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT IS WAIVED IN LIGHT OF NEW INFORMATION THAT HE RECEIVED ONLY ONE SALARY INCREASE. WHICH STATED THAT YOU WERE COMPILING ADDITIONAL DATA PERTINENT TO YOUR REQUEST FOR WAIVER OF OVERPAYMENT WHICH WAS DENIED ON JULY 21. WE HAVE RECEIVED ADDITIONAL DATA RELATED TO YOUR REQUEST FOR WAIVER FORWARDED HERE BY THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF POSTAL SUPERVISORS. SINCE YOU HAD RECEIVED NOTICE OF ONLY ONE INCREASE IT WAS CONCLUDED THAT YOU SHOULD HAVE KNOWN THAT AN ERROR HAD OCCURRED. FROM THE NEW DATA IT IS NOW CLEAR THAT YOU RECEIVED ONLY ONE INCREASE - THE ONE PROCESSED FOR PAY PERIOD 18 WHICH CHANGED YOUR RATE FROM STEP 3 TO STEP RATHER THAN STEP 7 OF YOUR GRADE.

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B-170692, MAR 2, 1971

CIVILIAN EMPLOYEE - WAIVER OF OVERPAYMENT OF PAY ADVISING THAT UPON FURTHER CONSIDERATION, THE OVERPAYMENT OF SALARY OF AN EMPLOYEE OF THE POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT IS WAIVED IN LIGHT OF NEW INFORMATION THAT HE RECEIVED ONLY ONE SALARY INCREASE.

TO MR. ROBERT N. MATRONI:

WE REFER FURTHER TO YOUR LETTER OF NOVEMBER 25, 1970, WHICH STATED THAT YOU WERE COMPILING ADDITIONAL DATA PERTINENT TO YOUR REQUEST FOR WAIVER OF OVERPAYMENT WHICH WAS DENIED ON JULY 21, 1970. YOU STATED THAT YOU SOUGHT AN APPEAL OF OUR DECISION OF NOVEMBER 16, 1970, WHICH SUSTAINED THE DENIAL ACTION. FURTHER, YOU DESIGNATED THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF POSTAL SUPERVISORS TO REPRESENT YOU.

WE HAVE RECEIVED ADDITIONAL DATA RELATED TO YOUR REQUEST FOR WAIVER FORWARDED HERE BY THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF POSTAL SUPERVISORS. PREVIOUSLY, AS INDICATED IN OUR LETTER TO YOU OF NOVEMBER 16, 1970, THE RECORD READ AS IF YOU HAD RECEIVED SALARY INCREASES IN TWO SUCCESSIVE PAY PERIODS IN 1966. SINCE YOU HAD RECEIVED NOTICE OF ONLY ONE INCREASE IT WAS CONCLUDED THAT YOU SHOULD HAVE KNOWN THAT AN ERROR HAD OCCURRED. FROM THE NEW DATA IT IS NOW CLEAR THAT YOU RECEIVED ONLY ONE INCREASE - THE ONE PROCESSED FOR PAY PERIOD 18 WHICH CHANGED YOUR RATE FROM STEP 3 TO STEP RATHER THAN STEP 7 OF YOUR GRADE.

ACCORDINGLY, UPON FURTHER CONSIDERATION, THE OVERPAYMENT OF SALARY TO YOU AMOUNTING TO $590.22 COVERING THE PERIOD FROM AUGUST 13, 1966, THROUGH PAY PERIOD 16, 1968, IS HEREBY WAIVED. WE ARE SENDING A COPY OF THIS DECISION TO THE DIRECTOR, POSTAL DATA CENTER, ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI 63180.

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