B-199730: Jan 18, 1983

The General Services Administration (GSA) requested reconsideration of a decision in which GAO held that a GSA employee was not entitled to grade retention. The employee in question had been promoted under the agency's merit promotion program to a newly created position of division director. However, he never reported to the new position and a subsequent Office of Personnel Management (OPM) invest...

B-199730: Jul 31, 1981

An opinion was requested concerning a pay determination in an agency which had established and filled a new position. The employee elected to fill the position at a higher grade salary, never reported to it, and later the creation of the new position was determined to be improper. Subsequently, the position was abolished, and the employee was returned to his lower grade. The agency asked GAO if th...

B-199730: Jul 31, 1981

SINCE OPM DETERMINATIONS ON CLASSIFICATION APPEALS ARE BINDING ON THIS OFFICE UNDER 5 U.S.C. AGENCIES ARE AUTHORIZED TO CLASSIFY POSITIONS IN GRADES GS-1 THROUGH GS-15 CONSISTENT WITH PUBLISHED STANDARDS WITHOUT PRIOR APPROVAL OF OPM UNDER 5 U.S.C. THE GRADES THUS ASSIGNED ARE THE BASIS FOR PAY AND PERSONNEL TRANSACTIONS. AGENCY CLASSIFICATION ACTIONS ARE SUBJECT TO REVIEW BY OPM WHICH MAY ORDER C...

B-199730: Jan 18, 1983

BRAUN IS ENTITLED TO GRADE RETENTION UNDER 5 U.S.C. BRAUN IS NOT ENTITLED TO GRADE RETENTION BECAUSE THE OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT FOUND HIS PROMOTION TO THE GS-15 POSITION TO HAVE BEEN IN VIOLATION OF MERIT SYSTEM PRINCIPLES AND ORDERED GSA TO CANCEL THE IMPROPER PROMOTION. BRAUN IS ENTITLED TO GRADE RETENTION PROTECTIONS UNDER 5 U.S.C. BRAUN WERE LEGALLY ERRONEOUS AS FOUND BY OUR DECISION....