This site contains decisions we have issued since July 1, 1996, under § 5366 of title 5, United States Code (U.S.C.) (declination of reasonable offer appeals). An appeal under 5 U.S.C. § 5366 provides a means by which a Federal civilian employee can contest the termination of retained grade (5 U.S.C. § 5362) or retained pay (5 U.S.C. § 5363) if the employee believes he or she has not been given "a reasonable offer of a position the grade or pay of which was equal to or greater than his retained grade or pay."
Regulations covering these appeals can be found in § 536.402 of title 5, Code of Federal Regulations. Information on where to submit these appeals can be found on our contact page. They are the same addresses as those used to submit position classification and job grading appeals.
Some information within these documents has been withheld from disclosure under the Privacy Act exemption to the Freedom of Information Act, primarily the name, address and other personal information related to the claimant. A [xxx ] symbol indicates where information has been withheld under this exemption.
All decisions since October 1, 1997, include the file number and date. Many decisions issued before that date may be undated.