B-212687: Feb 22, 1984

DIGEST: A TRANSFERRED EMPLOYEE'S ENTITLEMENT TO RELOCATION EXPENSES DEPENDS UPON A DETERMINATION THAT THE TRANSFER IS NOT PRIMARILY FOR THE CONVENIENCE OR BENEFIT OF THE EMPLOYEE. OUR OFFICE WILL NOT DISTURB AN AGENCY DETERMINATION UNLESS IT IS CLEARLY ERRONEOUS. WHERE THE AGENCY DETERMINED THAT THE TRANSFER WAS FOR THE EMPLOYEE'S OWN CONVENIENCE SINCE SHE VOLUNTARILY TRANSFERRED TO A LOWER GRADED...

B-212687: Feb 11, 1984

An authorized certifying officer with the Department of Agriculture's National Finance Center requested an advance decision regarding whether a Federal employee was entitled to reimbursement of relocation expenses incident to her transfer from Washington, D.C., to Virgina. The employee voluntarily transferred from a position with the Navy to one with the Forest Service. This new position was lower...