B-231938: Apr 4, 1989

Appropriations/Financial Management - Judgment Payments - Attorney fees An employee who filed an agency grievance alleging that his reassignment was in retaliation for his whistleblowing. It was not subject to the Back Pay Act. He may not be reimbursed his attorney fees since there is no statutory or other authority for the payment of attorney fees in connection with an administrative grievance pr...

B-231938: Apr 4, 1989

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) requested a decision regarding an employee's claim for reimbursement for attorney fees he incurred pursuant to a grievance. The claimant had contended that, in retaliation for whistleblowing allegations he had made, IRS: (1) abolished his managerial position; (2) reassigned him to a staff assistant position; and (3) denied his request for a transfer to another ma...