Category Archives: Travel/Per Diem
THE $5.97 TRAVEL CLAIM VICTORY A fed traveled for an agency to a Vegas conference, but before leaving he submitted a travel voucher for the projected cost of the trip. For some unknown reason the agency took over three months … Continue reading
WHEN UNCLE SAM WILL PAY FOR A CAR WASH Almost never, but there is an exception that was just certified for the Civilian Board for Contract Appeals (CBCA). That board handles travel voucher disputes for federal employees who cannot grieve … Continue reading
A TRAVEL REIMBURSEMENT TIP Suppose an agency decides that the most advantageous way for you to travel from Albuquerque, New Mexico, to Billings, Montana for three days of official duty there is by air with a rental car while there. … Continue reading
HOW TO AVOID EXCESSIVELY LONG TRAVEL DAYS Here are the facts as recently described by the Civilian Board of Contract Appeals (CBCA), which rules on travel expense disputes for those employees who cannot file a contract grievance to settle them. “Claimant … Continue reading
ON-LINE TRAINING IN TRAVEL REGS If your local has numerous disputes over travel, per diem, and other reimbursement matters, you might want to sign up for the on-line training course GSA offers in the Federal Travel Regs that you can … Continue reading
TEST YOURSELF #3- Per Diem Entitlement Assume that you have a union member who performed official travel to Pennsylvania, leaving his home in Ohio at 7:15 a.m. and returning at 8:15 p.m. Is the employee entitled to any per diem … Continue reading