A federal employee union requested a decision regarding 11 Army employees' claims for environmental differential pay for asbestos exposure, contending that the Army arbitrarily refused to allow the differential. GAO held that: (1) the Army reasonably determined that safety measures virtually eliminated the asbestos hazards; and (2) it would not consider the issue of past asbestos exposure, since t...

The union has not demonstrated by clear and convincing evidence that the agency was arbitrary or capricious in determining that safety equipment and procedures eliminate any hazardous conditions. 2. Claims for retroactive environmental differential pay for prior exposure to asbestos are being reviewed by the agency and will not be considered by our Office at this time. Entitlement to hazardous dut...