Effective immediately, Handbook F-101, Field Accounting Procedures, is revised to provide a new link to Management Instruction (MI) EL-430-2009-5, Back Pay, which gives more current guidance and instructions on back pay processing.
Handbook F-101, Field Accounting Procedures
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23 Payroll
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23-2 Payroll Adjustments
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23-2.3 Back Pay Claims
[Revise text to read as follows:]
Back pay claims include, but are not limited to, the following:
a. Grievance/arbitration-related hour’s adjustments equaling one full pay period or more.
b. Other qualifying grievance/arbitration-related awards and settlements (see Management Instruction (MI) EL-430-2009-5, Back Pay, at http://blue.usps.gov/cpim/ftp/manage/el43020095.pdf for more information).
c. Equal Employee Opportunity Commission (EEOC) settlements and decisions.
d. EEOC redress settlements.
e. Merit Service Protection Board (MSPB) settlements and decisions.
f. Other third-party agency settlements and decisions.
g. Erroneous separation for retirement cases referred by OPM.
h. Court of law decisions and pretrial settlements.
Accounting Services, Payroll Services processes all back pay adjustment cases. Complete and submit all back pay claim documents no later than 30 days after the date of the award. For specific instructions and guidance on submitting back pay claims for processing, see Management Instruction (MI) EL-430-2009-5, Back Pay, at http://blue.usps.gov/cpim/ftp/manage/el43020095.pdf.
Note: Incomplete forms will be returned. Offices that are not web-enabled should contact the Greensboro HRSSC at 877-477-3273 for assistance.
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— Field and International Accounting,
Controller, 10-21-10
