B-210859: Apr 19, 1984

DIGEST: AN EMPLOYEE'S POSITION UNDER THE GENERAL SCHEDULE WAS TO BE CONVERTED TO MERIT PAY IN OCTOBER 1981. HIS POSITION WAS REMOVED FROM THOSE TO BE CONVERTED TO MERIT PAY. THIS OCCURRED AFTER THE EMPLOYEE'S RATING PERIOD HAD CONCLUDED RESULTING IN A RATING OF "HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL" WHICH WOULD HAVE QUALIFIED HIM FOR A MERIT PAY INCREASE. SINCE THE EMPLOYEE'S POSITION WAS NOT CONVERTED TO MERIT PAY...

B-210859: Apr 19, 1984

A Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) employee appealed the Claims Group's denial of his claim for a merit pay increase. The employee had filed his claim with GAO after DLA had removed his position from merit pay coverage although he had received a highly successful merit pay appraisal which would have warranted a merit pay increase. DLA decided to retroactively limit merit pay coverage to only those e...