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56 FLRA No. 16
AFGE Council 236 and General Services Administration Region 9, Auburn, Washington (Ekberg, Arbitrator), 0-AR-3209 (Decided March 14, 2000)
The Authority concluded that the Union did not establish that the award was deficient under section 7122(a) of the Statute and denied the Union's exceptions.
Noting that the general rule regarding overtime pay under the Federal Employee Pay Act (··___··FEPA) is that time outside normal duty hours spent in travel status does not constitute hours of work, the Authority held that the award was consistent with 5 U.S.C. § 5542(b)(2)(B)(iv). The Authority also rejected the allegation that the award failed to draw its essence from the agreement.