B-200852: Jun 24, 1981

DIGEST: TWO-YEAR SAVE PAY PERIOD PROVIDED IN SUBCHAPTER S9 OF FEDERAL PERSONNEL MANUAL SUPPLEMENT 532-1 FOR A DOWNGRADING FROM A GENERAL SCHEDULE POSITION TO A WAGE SCHEDULE POSITION INCIDENT TO REDUCTION IN FORCE IS NOT TERMINATED BY SUBSEQUENT DOWNGRADING FROM THE WAGE SCHEDULE POSITION TO A GENERAL SCHEDULE POSITION. A PORTION OF THE CLAIM THAT ACCRUED MORE THAN 6 YEARS BEFORE CLAIM WAS FILED I...

B-200852: Jun 24, 1981

An employee appealed a Claims Division settlement which denied his claim for retained pay incident to a reduction in force (RIF) in which he was downgraded from a General Schedule (GS) position to a wage schedule position. His claim was considered barred since it was not filed with GAO within 6 years from the date it accrued. In October 1971, the employee was downgraded and became entitled to reta...