B-203615: Feb 26, 1982

An advance decision was requested concerning the Army's authority to award a retroactive promotion to a civilian employee. The employee's promotion papers had been delayed in processing because of an administrative error, and he was promoted almost 2 months after others whose promotion papers were submitted at the same time. Due to a change in pay rates, the employee was promoted to a lower step o...

B-203615: Feb 26, 1982

WHOSE PROMOTION REQUEST WAS FORWARDED WITH THREE OTHER REQUESTS. SEEKS RETROACTIVE PROMOTION WHERE HIS REQUEST WAS MISLAID AND HIS PROMOTION WAS DELAYED DUE TO ADMINISTRATIVE ERROR. CLAIM IS DENIED SINCE ERROR OCCURRED PRIOR TO APPROVAL OF PROMOTION BY PROPERLY AUTHORIZED OFFICIAL. ZAMORA WAS ONE OF FOUR CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES OF THE U. HIS PROMOTION PAPERS WERE APPROVED BY THE FORCE DEVELOPMENT OFFIC...