B-233946.2: Dec 14, 1989

An employee is entitled to have his salary computed in accord with the highest previous rate rule. determining employee's highest previous rate. An agency uses scheduled salary for grade and step of the position held by the employee regardless of whether he was paid a special rate of pay under 5 U.S.C. 5303. David Robledo: This is in response to your letter of December 17. Asking us to decide whet...

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...