Plan for back pay of post allowance unveiled

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Plan for back pay of post allowance unveiled
By Matt Millham, Stars and Stripes
European edition, Saturday, August 16, 2008

A plan to compensate overseas workers for six years’ worth of unpaid post allowances was posted Thursday on a Defense Department Web site, opening the door to tens of millions of dollars worth of claims against five military nonappropriated fund organizations.

Roughly 2,850 current NAF employees and an unknown number of former workers are expected to be eligible for at least some compensation under the plan. Early estimates by the DOD suggested the plan could cost employers roughly $68 million.

But the exact price tag isn’t known, mainly because payments won’t be made automatically.

Instead, the plan requires employees to file claims for unpaid allowances. Workers have to prove their eligibility for back pay by providing documentation, primarily official personnel action forms that include their name, citizenship, employment category, dates of employment and whom they work for, according to a document posted on the Web site for the DOD’s Civilian Personnel Management Service.

Other documentation may also be acceptable, such as payroll records, W-2s, timecards and pay statements. A list of the acceptable documents and back pay information can be found on the Web at: www.cpms.osd.mil/nafppo/postallowance.aspx .


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