B-233946.2:
Dec 14, 1989
The Bureau of Reclamation requested a decision on whether a general wage rate regulation could be waived in establishing a rehired employee's pay, since the employee had previously been paid a special wage rate. GAO held that the regulation could not be waived, because: (1) the Bureau did not apply for approval to use the special wage rate in making its wage determination, presumably because the c...