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petitioner. DFAS paid petitioner the $60,000 during 1997.
The mediation agreement listed each of the formal and
informal complaints petitioner had filed with the EEOC, and the
agreement, by its terms, was for the express settlement of these
complaints. The agreement concluded that it represented the "sum
total" of the provisions made by the parties with each party
"having had the opportunity to read and raise questions about its
meaning prior to signing." Petitioner and her attorney signed
the agreement along with a representative of DFAS and the
mediator. The agreement makes no references to settlement of any
claims by petitioner for physical injuries or sickness or
emotional pain and suffering, nor does the agreement make
reference to petitioner's worker's compensation case and the
worker's compensation benefits she was receiving at that time.
The agreement, however, includes an attachment, not referenced or
identified in the agreement, which is a Standard Form 50-B, U.S.
Office of Personnel Management, entitled Notification of
Personnel Action. That form lists petitioner's resignation from
DFAS on April 4, 1997, which was approved by DFAS on April 15,
1997. The "Remarks" portion of the form states: "I am officially
resigning from Federal service for medical and mental and
physical trauma. Please see my Dr. statement that will
officially be a part of my SF 50."
For the year 1997, DFAS issued to petitioner a Form 1099 for
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