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B-223670 1 (1987-05-04)

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GThe Comptroller General
         of the United States
         Washington, D.C. 20548
         Decision




         Matter of- Harold Darefsky

         File:      B-223670

         Date:     May 4, 1987

         DIGEST

         An Army employee who had filed a religious discrimination
         complaint returned from Europe to the United States and
         resigned. To resolve the complaint, the Army negotiated a
         settlement agreement providing for reinstatement to an
         overseas position without a break in service, and backpay
         retroactive from the date of resignation to the date of
         reinstatement. The backpay award may include an overseas
         living quarters allowance between the date the employee left
         Europe and the date of his reinstatement.


         DECISION

         The issue presented in this matter is whether the United
         States Army, to resolve a complaint of religious discrimina-
         tion, may properly provide in a settlement agreement with
         Mr. Harold Darefsky a backpay award which includes an over-
         seas living quarters allowance for the period following his
         return to the United States from his overseas duty station
         and his resignation from his overseas position.l/ We
         conclude that inclusion of the allowance in the award is
         proper.

         BACKGROUND

         Mr. Darefsky was employed in a civilian position with
         the Army in Europe. Apparently, while in that position
         he filed a complaint against his employer of religious
         discrimination. In an administrative report the Chief
         Counsel, United States Army Troop Support Agency, stated
         that Mr. Darefsky returned to the United States and resigned
         from his position after he had been informed that an exten-
         sion of his overseas tour would not be granted. The Chief
         Counsel reported further that the Army Civilian Appellate
         Review Agency, European Region, found that religious

         1/ An official of the United States Army Troop Support
         Agency, Fort Lee, Virginia, requested our decision.

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