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B-198299 1 (1980-10-28)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadiqr0001 and id is 1 raw text is: DECISION FILE: B-198299 / THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES W ASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 C/NITEV DATEOctober 28, 1980 MATTER OF: Charles E. Law DIGEST: Employee remained at his temporary duty (TDY) station after the TDY was completed in order to be with a fellow employee who, while also assigned to the same TDY, had become ill and required hospitalization. During the time the employee remained at his TDY station he incurred expenses for lodging, meals and telephone calls to his and the injured employee's family. Employee may not be reimbursed for these expenses since the decision to remain at the TDY station was a personal choice not connected with the performing or transacting of official business and reimbursement of travel expenses is confined to those expenses essential to the transacting of official business. The issue is whether an employee may be reimbursed for expenses he incurred as a result of remaining at his temporary duty station with a fellow employee who, while also assigned to the same temporary duty, had become seriously ill and required hospitalization. Because the claimant's decision to stay with his fellow employee was a personal choice, it may not be considered as relating to the transacting or performing of official business and the reimbursement claimed may not be made. The question, presented by letter of March 24, 1980, from Mr. Charles E. Law, is raised upon appeal from our Claims Division's settlement of March 19, 1980. Mr. Law's letter was forwarded to our Office by letter of March 27, 1980, from Ms. V.G. Leist, Authorized Certifying Officer, Internal Revenue Service. The facts indicate that on June 6, 1979, Mr. Law, an employee of the Internal Revenue Service, (IRS), and Mrs. Isabelle Traurig, another IRS employee, arrived in Cleveland, Ohio, to perform temporary duty. On Friday, June 8, 1979, while walking to the Cleveland Federal Office Building, Mrs. Traurig collapsed t D~ nI -e r *s~s 0 Z~4~7f4~ r2z~ry - ~-... ~ ~ / :5-,9, 9-- 7 Y / n - v

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