B-249816: Mar 8, 1993

The Department of Energy (DOE) requested a decision on whether it could include an employee's retention allowance in his lump-sum leave payment upon retirement. GAO held that the claimant was not entitled to the retention allowance in his lump-sum leave payment, since: (1) DOE had broad discretion to reduce or discontinue retention allowances at any time; and (2) a lump-sum leave payment would be...

B-249816: Mar 8, 1993

CIVILIAN PERSONNEL Leaves Of Absence Lump-sum payments Computation Retention allowances Employee who was receiving a 25 percent retention allowance under 5 U.S.C. Sec. 5551 as pay he would have received had he remained in the service until expiration of the period of the annual leave. The claim is denied. A retention allowance is an addition to basic pay in the nature of a bonus for remaining with...