About | HeinOnline Law Journal Library | HeinOnline Law Journal Library | HeinOnline
LOG IN
LOG IN

B-200779 1 (1981-08-12)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadsvp0001 and id is 1 raw text is: OECISION FILE: B-200779 MATTER C DIGEST: Q3/4 THE-COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITEO BTATEB WASHINGTON, 0. C. 20!34B DATE: August 12, 1981 DF: -'Lodging Expenses at Official Duty Station Employee stationed-in Portland, Oregon, rented a hotel room rather than return to her residence 20 miles away, due to heavy snow and icy roads, because she was required to report to work the next day no matter what weather conditions prevailed. Claim must be denied as employee may not receive per diem or subsistence at official duty station, unless the situation involves imminent danger to life or property. This action is in response to a request for an advance decision by a certifying officer of the General Services Administration (GSA) concerning the payment of a voucher submitted by Ms. , an employee of the GSA in Portland, Oregon, for reimburse- ment of lodging expenses incurred at her official duty station under the following circumstances. The roads in the Portland, Oregon area, on the evening of January 9, 1980, were icy and dangerous due to snowfall and freezing rain during the day. The police department requested that motorists keep off the streets due to those conditions. Ms. Acting FTS Switchboard Supervisor, left her duty sta- tion and discovered that no public transportation was available to her home in Gresham, 20 miles from her duty station. In order to comply with a GSA Regional Order designating the Switchboard Supervisor as an employee required to report to work even when the agency as a whole was closed by adverse weather condi- tions, Ms. knew that she had to come into work the next day. Therefore, she decided that it was in the best interest of the Government to stay in town for the night. She took a bus to downtown Portland and remained overnight in a motel room at a cost of $34.98. She did not check with Regional Headquarters in Auburn, Washington, prior to registering at the motel. Ms. has requested reimbursement for the lodging expenses, but for the following reasons her claim is denied.

What Is HeinOnline?

HeinOnline is a subscription-based resource containing thousands of academic and legal journals from inception; complete coverage of government documents such as U.S. Statutes at Large, U.S. Code, Federal Register, Code of Federal Regulations, U.S. Reports, and much more. Documents are image-based, fully searchable PDFs with the authority of print combined with the accessibility of a user-friendly and powerful database. For more information, request a quote or trial for your organization below.



Contact us for annual subscription options:

Contact Us

Already a HeinOnline Subscriber?

Log In

profiles profiles most