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B-123628, MAR. 6, 1956

B-123628 Mar 06, 1956
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THIS EMPLOYEE WAS ON A WEEKLY SCHEDULE OF 40 HOURS. WAS BOTH A SUNDAY AND A HOLIDAY. THIS EMPLOYEE WAS. IF HE WORKED ON THAT DAY HE IS ENTITLED TO DOUBLE COMPENSATION. THE VOUCHER WHICH IS RETURNED HEREWITH MAY BE CERTIFIED FOR PAYMENT IN THE ABSENCE OF OTHER OBJECTIONS.

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B-123628, MAR. 6, 1956

TO MISS GERALDINE GOREE, AUTHORIZED CERTIFYING OFFICER, SOUTHWESTERN POWER ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR:

YOUR LETTER OF FEBRUARY 8, 1956, REQUESTS OUR DECISION WHETHER YOU MAY CERTIFY FOR PAYMENT THE PAYROLL VOUCHER THEREWITH ENCLOSED IN THE AMOUNT OF $23.32 IN FAVOR OF TED W. KUYKENDALL.

THE PROPOSED PAYMENT REPRESENTS HOLIDAY COMPENSATION CLAIMED FOR SERVICES RENDERED ON JANUARY 3, 1956. THIS EMPLOYEE WAS ON A WEEKLY SCHEDULE OF 40 HOURS, TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY--- HIS NON-WORK DAYS BEING SUNDAY AND MONDAY--- AND YOU SAY THE ESTABLISHED PRACTICE FOR YOUR ADMINISTRATION FOR PAY AND LEAVE PURPOSES HAS BEEN TO REGARD THE TWO NON-WORK DAYS AS SATURDAY AND SUNDAY IN THAT ORDER REGARDLESS OF THE CALENDAR DAYS ON WHICH THE NON-WORK DAYS FALL.

EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 10358 OF JUNE 9, 1952, PROVIDES IN PERTINENT PART, AS FOLLOWS:

"SEC. 4. (A) ANY EMPLOYEE WHOSE BASIC WORKWEEK DOES NOT INCLUDE SUNDAY AND WHO WOULD ORDINARILY BE EXCUSED FROM WORK ON A HOLIDAY FALLING WITHIN HIS BASIC WORKWEEK SHALL BE EXCUSED FROM WORK ON THE NEXT WORKDAY OF HIS BASIC WORKWEEK WHENEVER A HOLIDAY FALLS ON SUNDAY.'

SINCE JANUARY 1, 1956, WAS BOTH A SUNDAY AND A HOLIDAY, THIS EMPLOYEE WAS, UNDER THE ABOVE-QUOTED PROVISIONS OF THE EXECUTIVE ORDER, ENTITLED TO BE EXCUSED FROM WORK ON TUESDAY, JANUARY 3, 1956, AND ACCORDINGLY, IF HE WORKED ON THAT DAY HE IS ENTITLED TO DOUBLE COMPENSATION.

THE VOUCHER WHICH IS RETURNED HEREWITH MAY BE CERTIFIED FOR PAYMENT IN THE ABSENCE OF OTHER OBJECTIONS.

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