B-219974: Oct 21, 1985

The Air Force questioned a Claims Group determination to recredit an employee's annual leave account with 84 hours which had been forfeited from his account after his suspension and subsequent return to work. GAO has held that an employee who cannot use paid annual leave during a period of suspension from duty is subject to a maximum leave carryover limitation and is liable to forfeit annual leave...

B-219974: Oct 21, 1985

A TERMINATED FEDERAL EMPLOYEE IS ENTITLED TO A LUMP-SUM PAYMENT FOR UNUSED ANNUAL LEAVE UPON SEPARATION FROM SERVICE. MUST REFUND THE FULL AMOUNT IF THE SEPARATION IS SUBSEQUENTLY SET-ASIDE. RECOUPMENT OF A LUMP-SUM LEAVE PAYMENT IS REQUIRED IN THE CASE OF AN EMPLOYEE WHO WAS TERMINATED. WHOSE TERMINATION WAS SUBSEQUENTLY CHANGED TO A SUSPENSION IN ARBITRATION PROCEEDINGS. SINCE THE EMPLOYEE WOULD...