B-235609.2: Jan 9, 1995

The Department of Health and Human Services appealed three Indian Health Service employees' claims for compensation for standby duty. GAO held that: (1) the three employees were entitled to standby pay for certain time periods; (2) the remaining employees' claims were properly denied, since their normal off-duty activities were not substantially limited; and (3) it would not overturn the Office of...

B-235609.2: Jan 9, 1995

That three of its employees are entitled to standby pay under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) for various periods from 1980 to 1985. GAO accords great weight to OPM determinations on FLSA claims and will not overrule those determinations unless they are clearly erroneous or contrary to law or regulation. GAO concludes that there is no basis to overturn the factual findings and the legal determ...