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 Claim of various Conductors and Brakeman for refund of reduction 1n variation period allownnees for year of 1969.

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 In May of 1971, the Carrier made certain daduction^s from the pr..T· of ther.o claimr·uva based upon an audit, which indicated that thn Carrier Odd erronemmly cmruted vacetion allcnaancen on 1969 plrninge. The rules cited by the moploygen dealing eitb time linitn ecx claim: are Tint rpplic' able to situations such as this, but nevartbolwss it in the eo:tr.iueion of this Neutral that the Carrier must establish reasonable procadurea
 -for the dwtact-=oa xnd._cu°rection of _payroll--errors.-xithin._nor~..xeasnnabls pcrio4 of ti;. after tbf occurrence. Thm two year lnpr-n -of tinon in the
 ' prxr.-evt r».:a. is clearly %annacessary ar.(t unreasonable a-ad the Carrier's rig4t -!? rc~ ·up t' overpaymento met be conrtidered barred under the
 doctrine of l.ach-.3..

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 s.lairs susst ainpd. Carrier shall comply orith this .--.wart( within thirty days iron: thw date hereof.


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