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B-222763 1 (1987-02-24)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadmpj0001 and id is 1 raw text is: ,Z ~The Comptroller General of the United States Washington, D.C. 20548 Decision Matterof: Violet M. Whited File: B-222763 Date: Februar-y 24, 1987 DIGEST Civilian employee of the Navy who was temporarily promoted to grade GS-13 was erroneously overpaid when she continued to receive grade GS-13 salary after being returned to her former grade GS-12 position. Since employee may reasonably have believed that her temporary promotion had been ex- tended, this portion of the debt may be waived. Employee was subsequently erroneously overpaid a second time due to an erroneous step increase. Waiver of this resulting debt is also allowed since employee acted properly in notifying the agency of overpayments and the employee may reasonably- have assumed that such an increase was a result of the merit pay system put into effect in October 1981. DECISION This action is in response to a request from Ms. Violet M. Whited for reconsideration of our Claims Group's October 1, 1985 denial of waiver. Ms. Whited, an employee of the Navy, was erroneously overpaid a total of $1,190.48 and requested waiver of the overpayment. We find that the debt should be waived. BACKGROUND Ms. Whited was employed as a grade GS-12 incentive awards specialist with the Department of the Navy when on May 4, 1980, she received a temporary promotion to grade GS-13, step 3, for a period not to exceed 120 days (i.e., until September 5, 1980). This temporary promotion was based on her assumption of the duties of her immediate superior, who had departed due to illness. Ms. Whited indicates that the next higher level supervisor advised her that he would have the temporary promotion extended and, thus, at the end of the initial 120-dav period when the higher pay continued she believed the temporary promotion had been extended. In this regard her superior states that he asked the personnel eQ3 a

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