B-229228: Jan 21, 1988

The annual leave forfeited due to the exigencies of public business may not be restored under the statute and regulations since the leave was not scheduled in advance. The statutory scheduling requirement is not met by informal notification or verbal request. Rikka Pulliam - Restoration of Annual Leave -Scheduling Requirement: This decision is in response to a request by Ms. Her claim was denied b...

B-229228: Jan 21, 1988

A former U.S. Bankruptcy Office employee requested a review of her denied claim for restoration of forfeited annual leave. GAO had held that the: (1) claimant failed to schedule her leave in advance; and (2) Bankruptcy Office's failure to notify the claimant of the leave scheduling requirements was not an administrative error. In her request for review, the claimant contended that: (1) her immedia...