B-212402: Dec 14, 1983

WAS AFFORDED PAY RETENTION UNDER 5 U.S.C. INCREASED EMPLOYEE'S SALARY WHEN IT SHOULD HAVE TERMINATED HIS RETAINED PAY STATUS. THE ERRORS WERE NOT DISCOVERED UNTIL MARCH 1982. RESULTING OVERPAYMENTS FOR PERIOD OCTOBER 1980 TO OCTOBER 1981 MAY BE WAIVED SINCE EMPLOYEE QUESTIONED PROPRIETY OF PAY INCREASE AND WAS ADVISED BY AGENCY OFFICIALS THAT IT WAS CORRECT. OUR CLAIMS GROUP SETTLEMENT IS REVERSED...

B-212402: Dec 14, 1983

A Department of Agriculture employee requested reconsideration of the Claims Group's denial of his request for a waiver of liability for overpayments he received as a result of incorrect determinations of his base salary. The record showed that, when the employee accepted an appointment that reduced his grade classification, he was awarded pay retention with subsequent adjustments to salary increa...