B-228669: Mar 4, 1988

CIVILIAN PERSONNEL - Compensation - Overpayments - Error Detection - Debt Collection - Waiver DIGEST: After an employee was officially notified that she had been overpaid because her pay had been set at an incorrect step of her grade in connection with her promotions. Sec. 5584 waiver of the erroneous payments would not be in accordance with equity and good conscience and in the best interest of t...

B-228669: Mar 4, 1988

A Navy employee requested a waiver of collection of salary overpayments the Navy made after it notified her of the error. The Navy advised that it: (1) made one correct salary payment after it notified her of the error; and (2) subsequently reverted to the erroneous overpayments. The claimant contended that: (1) the Navy did not inform her that the salary reduction was temporary; and (2) she repea...