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B-194694 1 (1979-11-23)

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DECISION


FILE:


      THE  COMPTROLLER GENERAL

VP~LOOF THE UNITED STATES
      WASHINGTON. 0. C. 20546


B-194694


DATE:  November 23, 1979


MATTER   OF:  Charles E. Reardon, Jr. -  laim for
              Backpayf-'tDetail to Higher Graded Position

DIGEST:    1. Employee  is not entitled to retroactive temporary
              promotion and backpay where record indicates he
              was not detailed to established position classified
              under occupational standard to higher grade.
              Employee  merely assumed some  duties of position
              as outlined in his Position Description.

           2. Employee  must satisfy qualification requirements
              for temporary promotion and backpay. There-
              fore, employee, who did not have college degree,
              did not qualify for temporary promotion to Pro-
              fessional Engineer position under CSC regulations.

    Mr. Charles E. Reardon, Jr., has equested reconsideration
of our Claims Division Settlement Certificate Z-2'805788 of
December  19, 1978, which denied his laim for a retroactive
temporary promotion and backpa

    Mr. Reardon was employed as a GS-11 Engineering
Technician, at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. Portsmouth,,
New  Hampshire, iintil his retirement. He claims that he was
detailed to a higher grade GS-12, General Engineer, position
from April 1, 1973, to June 8, 1977. His claim is based on the
rationale of our Turner-Caldwell decisions, 55 Comp. Gen. 539
(1975), 56 Comp Gen. 427 (1977). We held therein that employees
detailed to higher grade positions for more than 120 days, with-
out Civil Service Commission (CSC) (now Office of Personnel
Management)  approval, are entitled to retroactive temporary
promotions with backpay from the 121st day of the details until
they are terminated. Mr. Reardon's claim was denied by the
Department of the Navy on the grounds that Mr. Reardon was
never detailed to the higher grade GS-12 position, nor did he
perform the duties of that position. Our Claims Division agreed
with the agency's determination. We also agree.

    Mr. Reardon, in support of his claim, has furnished a copy
of the position classification for a GS-12, General Engineer.
Mr.  Reardon has also furnished copies of an outstanding



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