Management Instruction (MI) EL-430-2012-2, Back Pay, is now available on PolicyNet and is effective immediately. This MI:
n Directs users to Employee and Labor Relations Manual (ELM) 436.7, Interest on Back Pay, for policy regarding when and how interest is calculated for back pay awards.
n Specifies that the Grievance and Arbitration Tracking System (GATS) is the authorized method for processing: (1) lump sum payments of less than $100,000; and (2) hours calculations that include less than one full pay period and that result from the Article 15 Grievance-Arbitration Procedure.
n Consolidates the documentation requirements for third-party authorizations from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Merit Systems Protection Board, Office of Personnel Management, and other organizations in Attachment D, Back Pay Documentation Requirements.
n Provides the new mailing address for the USPS Scanning and Imaging Center, which has been relocated from Sioux Falls, South Dakota, to Janesville, Wisconsin.
MI EL 430-2012-2 is available on the Postal Service™ PolicyNet website:
n Go to http://blue.usps.gov.
n Under “Essential Links” in the left-hand column, click PolicyNet.
n Click MIs.
n Scroll down to EL-430-2012-2.
n Click the PDF or HTML link for Back Pay.
(The direct URL for the Postal Service PolicyNet website is http://blue.usps.gov/cpim.)
— Compensation and Benefits,
Labor Relations, 8-9-12
