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B-175363 1 (1974-11-26)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadbzo0001 and id is 1 raw text is: 7.CISION S FILE: B-175363 DIGST-i-L_-U .1 THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548. DATE: November 26,.1974 MATTER OF: Richard H. Bush - Overtime compensation DIGEST: 1. Federal Protective Officer (FPO) employed by the General Services Administration requested review of the disallowance by our Transportation and Claims Division of his claim for overtime com- pensation believed due because he was allegedly required to change into and out of uniform after duty hours at his place of employment. The dis- allowance is sustained, even though claimant may have performed overtime since even if immediate supervisor required such work, he was not-authorized to do so and official who was properly authorized to order or approve overtime work did not require such work and had no knowledge that it was being performed. 2. Federal Protective Officer (FPO) employed by the General Services Administration appealed our Trans- portation and Claims Division's disallowance of his claim for overtime compensation allegedly due be- cause he was required to eat his meals at his post. Djsallowance is sustained, even though as a result of a grievance, management allowed FPOs to eat lunch out of public sight, since claimant's lunches were eaten during his normal 8-hour shifts for which he was already compensated. This action results from an appeal from our Transportation and Claims Division's settlement, dated August 13, 1974, which disallowed the claim of Mr. Richard I. Bush for overtime compen- sation believed due incident to his early reporting and delayed departure during the period April 5, 1971, to October 16, 1972, and because he ate lunch on duty time while employed as a Federal Protective Officer (FFO) in Region 9 of the General Services Administration (GSA). For the period from April 5, 1971, to October 16, 1972, * Bush contends that he was required to be on post for a period of time in excess of his regular 8-hour shift so that he could change into and out of his uniform. Mr. Bush, therefore, claims Overtime compensation for an average of 24 minutes per day of - -- . - r- '939 A I I 9' t -~ 9-- -,

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