B-194576: Jan 10, 1980

GAO was requested to render a decision concerning an agency's authority to grant 80 hours of administrative leave to an employee immediately prior to his removal from the agency for cause. Upon learning that he was to be terminated, the employee was authorized to leave work, but the type of leave to be charged was not specified. When the employee left work he believed he was to be separated for ca...

B-194576: Jan 10, 1980

DIGEST: EMPLOYEE INFORMALLY LEARNED THAT HIS AGENCY HAD COMPLETED TERMINATION ACTION AND WAS GOING TO SEPARATE HIM FOR CAUSE ON MARCH 10. THE SEPARATION DATE WAS LATER CHANGED TO MARCH 16. BECAUSE HE WAS AUTHORIZED TO LEAVE PENDING SEPARATION WITH UNDERSTANDING THAT HIS ABSENCE WAS EXCUSED. LEARNED THAT HE WAS TO BE TERMINATED ON MARCH 10. HE WOULD HAVE PLACED MR. HE SAYS HE WOULD HAVE DONE SO BAS...