EMPLOYEE WHO CLAIMS HE PERFORMED DUTIES OF HIGHER LEVEL POSITION WHICH WAS VACANT FOR 7 MONTHS SEEKS BACK PAY. GENERAL RULE IS EMPLOYEE IS ENTITLED ONLY TO SALARY OF POSITION TO WHICH APPOINTED. EMPLOYEE SHOULD HAVE APPEALED ALLEGED IMPROPER CLASSIFICATION TO CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION UNDER 5 C.F.R. EMPLOYEE'S CLAIM FOR HIGHER PAY WHILE PERFORMING HIGHER LEVEL DUTIES IS DISTINGUISHED FROM TURNER-CA...

CLAIMANT ADMITS HE WAS NOT QUALIFIED FOR GS-11 POSITION AND DID NOT HAVE TIME-IN GRADE REQUIRED BY WHITTEN AMENDMENT. DISALLOWANCE IS SUSTAINED. THE FACTS ARE STATED IN OUR DECISION OF NOVEMBER 23. WILL NOT BE REPEATED EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT NECESSARY FOR RESOLUTION OF THE POINTS RAISED IN THE REQUEST FOR RECONSIDERATION. PETERS TO HAVE PURSUED WOULD HAVE BEEN AN APPEAL OF HIS POSITION CLASSIFICATIO...

An employee requested reconsideration of a decision denying his claim for retroactive compensation for the performance of duties of a GS-11 while employed as a GS-7. He admitted that he was not qualified for the GS-11 position but claimed backpay for performance of GS-9 duties and submitted evidence that he was temporarily promoted to a GS-9 position. The disallowance was sustained since the evide...

A federal employee requested reconsideration of a settlement denying his claim for retroactive compensation for performing higher level duties over a 7 month period. The employee should have appealed the alleged improper classification to the Civil Service Commission. The denial of the claim was sustained since the employee was not officially detailed, did not possess the qualifications for the hi...