Ask the Lawyer received the following question (paraphrased for easier reading and clarity) from a reader on a legal matter that might be of interest to the entire audience. Q: I have worked at my current duty station for six years. A few years ago, I moved but my duties and workplace remained in the same locality pay area. Some local travel is required, but this is primarily within the same locality pay area as my workplace. Recently I was promoted, but because I moved to a home in a lower locality pay area years go, I was told I…
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Ask the Lawyer received the following question (paraphrased for easier reading and clarity) from a reader on a legal matter that might be of interest to the entire audience. Q: When an employee is in TDY status, should the employee be paid for the travel time he or she in a government vehicle if it is outside of normal working hours? If an employee has a start time of 6:00 a.m. are they required to report to the vessel at 6 a.m. or start travel to the vessel at 6 a.m.? A: As addressed in our article “TDY and Comp.…
Ask the Lawyer received the following question (paraphrased for easier reading and clarity) from a reader on a legal matter that might be of interest to the entire audience. Q: My official duty station has been my home for over 20 years, or that’s what I thought. I have always parked the government vehicle at my house, with proper authorization, and departed to various work places from there. I am now being told I am required to drive my personal vehicle to the office. I referred to the telework regulations that said if someone does not commute to the office…
Ask the Lawyer received the following question (paraphrased for easier reading and clarity) from a reader on a legal matter that might be of interest to the entire audience. Q: How can a federal employee qualify for a per diem? A: For a federal employee to qualify for a per diem, he/she must be on official travel away from their official duty station. The “official duty station” means the geographic area surrounding an employee’s regular work site that is the same as the area designated by the employing agency for the purpose of determining whether travel time is compensable for…
Ask the Lawyer received the following question (paraphrased for easier reading and clarity) from a reader on a legal matter that might be of interest to the entire audience. Q: If I have to work a half day or more at locations that are 60 miles or greater from my normal place of work, can I be authorized for TDY? A: In order for your visits to other locations throughout the city to qualify as a TDY (and for you to gain compensatory time for travel to/from a temporary duty station), one must travel outside their “official duty station.” Your…