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B-192366 1 (1978-10-04)

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B-192366

Regina Taylor
for Misassigniment


Ar'bitration Award'of Backpay
to  Higher Grade Duties


Agency and Union agreed.that issue to be
decided by arbitrator was whether there
was  iolation of article of negotiated
agrerment in assignment of work to employee.
Article covered position descriptions
and classification of positions. Arbitrator
awarded backpay to employee who performed
higher level duties for period of 6 months
after fihding that employee had been
*misassigned. 'Award m'y not be ihplemenLed
since there is no authority to allow
retroactive compensation for periods
of wrongful position classification.


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1    This &ction is in response to'a  request by the
Federal Labor Relations Council  dated July  7, 1978,
for an advance decision.as to the legality of
implementing the backpay awaed of an arbitrator  in
the matter of Naval. Air Station',.Oceana and Local
1835, ArmericanvyFederation of Government rmployees,
AFLirGIO (Macglo , Arbitrator), FLRC No.J78A-14.:The
arbitrator found that an emol6yee, Ms. Regina Taylor,
performed a substantir1 amount of highe'r level dutiis
during a period of.approximately 6 months, and he awarded
her backpy' as a remedy. The case is before  the Federal
Labor Relations Council as a result of a petition  for
revieiw filed by the agency (Navy) alleging that the
award violates applicable laws and regulations.

             FACTS AND ARBITRATOR'S AWARD

     The facts in this case, us pcesent'ed in the
arbitrator's *'opinion and awqrd dated December 20, 1977,
are as follows.  Therarievant, Ms. Regina Taylor, was
hired by the Naval Air Station Oceana as an Accounts
Maintenance Clerk, grade GS-3, on Juxy 2, 1974.
Ms. Taylor filed a grievance on November 10, 1976,
alleaing, among other things, that she was compelled


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