B-230840: Aug 18, 1988

Civilian Personnel - Compensation - Rates - Determination - Highest Previous Rate Rule An employee who previously held a position as an intermittent employee is not eligible for highest previous rate consideration upon reemployment under 5 C.F.R. Since the highest previous rate rule is based upon a regularly scheduled tour of duty and intermittent employment by definition does not involve a regula...

B-230840: Aug 18, 1988

An Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) employee appealed the denial of her claim for a retroactive step increase and backpay. The claimant contended that, since she had worked 39 hours per week with the Navy prior to a reduction in force, EEOC should have used her highest previous rate of pay in determining her current pay. GAO held that the claimant was not eligible for highest-previou...