THAT GENERAL SCHEDULE EMPLOYEE OF FOREST SERVICE WAS ENTITLED TO PAY ADJUSTMENT UNDER 5 U.S.C. EMPLOYEE MAY NOT BE GRANTED RETROACTIVE PAY PRIOR TO OFFICIAL DETERMINATION SINCE ENTITLEMENT TO PAY ADJUSTMENT IS WITHIN DISCRETION OF AGENCY. THAT GENERAL SCHEDULE EMPLOYEE OF FOREST SERVICE WAS ENTITLED TO PAY ADJUSTMENT UNDER 5 U.S.C. THE ADJUSTMENT IS EFFECTIVE ON THE FIRST DAY OF THE FIRST PAY PERI...

A Forest Service employee appealed the Claims Group's denial of his claim for a retroactive pay adjustment. The employee had filed a claim with the Forest Service contending that he supervised an employee whose pay exceeded his own. This claim was first denied by the Forest Service. However, after the employee submitted an official position description which substantiated his claim, the agency det...