B-179134: Jan 2, 1976

An opinion was requested as to whether an employee on sick leave pending disability retirement could be paid transportation and per diem expenses in connection with travel from his retirement home to his permanent duty station to give testimony in connection with a Federal Tort Claims Act proceeding. The employee may be reimbursed for those expenses since federal statutes provide that an employee...

B-179134: Jan 2, 1976

SEC. 6322(B) WHICH PROVIDES THAT AN EMPLOYEE IS PERFORMING OFFICIAL DUTY DURING THE PERIOD HE IS ASSIGNED BY HIS AGENCY TO TESTIFY ON BEHALF OF THE UNITED STATES. WAS INVOLVED IN AN AUTOMOBILE COLLISION IN THE CITY OF MADISON HEIGHTS. A DETERMINATION WAS MADE THAT THE EMPLOYEE WAS ACTING WITHIN THE SCOPE OF HIS EMPLOYMENT AT THE TIME OF THE COLLISION. THE SUIT WAS DISMISSED. THE PARTIES WERE UNABL...

B-179134: Jan 14, 1974

EMPLOYEE WHO REQUESTS AND IS PLACED BY HIS AGENCY IN SICK LEAVE STATUS DUE TO HIS PHYSICAL INABILITY TO PERFORM DUTIES OF HIS POSITION PRIOR TO DEPARTING FOR TEMPORARY DUTY ASSIGNMENT CANNOT BE REGARDED AS PERFORMING TRAVEL ESSENTIAL TO TRANSACTION OF OFFICIAL BUSINESS FOR PURPOSE OF REIMBURSEMENT FOR TRAVEL EXPENSES. ABSENT DETERMINATION AND CORRECTION OF AGENCY RECORDS TO REFLECT THAT EMPLOYEE W...

B-179134: Published: Jan 14, 1974. Publicly Released: Jan 14, 1974.

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