General

Example A:

The agency worksite is a location in Washington, DC, which is in the Washington-Baltimore locality pay area. The agency has established a 50-mile official station radius surrounding the agency worksite for local travel reimbursement. The employee’s alternative worksite when teleworking is at the employee’s residence in Urbana, MD (in Frederick County, MD), which is also in the Washington-Baltimore locality pay area and within the 50-mile official station radius for the agency worksite in Washington, DC.

• Locality pay: Since the employee performs work at the agency worksite at least twice each pay period on a regular and recurring basis, the employee’s official worksite for locality pay purposes is the location of the agency worksite in Washington, DC. (See 5 CFR 531.605(d)(1).) The agency must document the Washington, DC, agency worksite as the employee’s “duty station” on an SF-50 and the employee will receive the locality rate associated with the Washington-Baltimore locality pay area. (See 5 CFR 531.605(a)(3).)
• Commuting expenses: The employee is not eligible for reimbursement of transportation expenses when required to perform work at the agency worksite. Commuting expenses, regardless of where the employee begins his or her commute, are considered personal business and not official business for the Government.
• Transit subsidy: The employee may be eligible for transit subsidy benefits to offset any covered commuting costs.
• Travel reimbursement: Transportation expenses in and around the agency worksite and alternative worksite may be reimbursed as a local travel expense in accordance with agency policy. Temporary duty (TDY) travel away from the agency worksite (i.e., more than 50 miles away) must be authorized in accordance with the FTR. Eligibility for per diem is based on FTR §301-11.1.

Example B:

The agency worksite is a location in Washington, DC, which is in the Washington-Baltimore locality pay area. The agency has established a 50-mile official station radius surrounding the agency worksite for local travel reimbursement. The employee’s alternative worksite when teleworking is at the employee’s residence in Martinsburg, WV (in Berkeley County, WV), which is in the Washington-Baltimore locality pay area, but outside the 50-mile official station radius for the agency worksite in Washington, DC.

• Locality pay: Since the employee performs work at the agency worksite at least twice each pay period on a regular and recurring basis, the employee’s official worksite for locality pay purposes is the location of the agency worksite in Washington, DC. (See 5 CFR 531.605(d)(1).) The agency must document the Washington, DC, agency worksite as the employee’s “duty station” on an SF-50, and the employee will receive the locality rate associated with the Washington-Baltimore locality pay area. (See 5 CFR 531.605(a)(3).)
• Commuting expenses: The employee is not eligible for reimbursement of transportation
  expenses when required to perform work at the agency worksite. Commuting expenses,
  regardless of where the employee begins his or her commute, are considered personal
  business and not official business for the Government.
• Transit subsidy: The employee may be eligible for transit subsidy benefits to offset any
  covered commuting costs.
• Travel reimbursement: Transportation expenses in and around the agency worksite and alternative worksite may be reimbursed as a local travel expense in accordance with agency policy. Temporary duty (TDY) travel away from the agency worksite (i.e., more than 50 miles away) must be authorized in accordance with the FTR. Eligibility for per diem is based on FTR §301-11.1.

Example C:

The agency worksite is a location in Washington, DC, which is in the Washington-Baltimore locality pay area. The agency has established a 50-mile official station radius surrounding the agency worksite for local travel reimbursement. The employee’s alternative worksite when teleworking is at the employee’s residence in Bowling Green, VA (in Caroline County, VA), which is in the Richmond, VA, locality pay area, and outside the 50-mile official station radius for the agency worksite in Washington, DC.

• Locality pay: Since the employee performs work at the agency worksite at least twice each pay period on a regular and recurring basis, the employee’s official worksite for locality pay purposes is the location of the agency worksite in Washington, DC. (See 5 CFR 531.605(d)(1).) The agency must document the Washington, DC, agency worksite as the employee’s “duty station” on an SF-50, and the employee will receive the locality rate associated with the Washington-Baltimore locality pay area. (See 5 CFR 531.605(a)(3).)
• Commuting expenses: The employee is not eligible for reimbursement of transportation
  expenses when required to perform work at the agency worksite. Commuting expenses,
  regardless of where the employee begins his or her commute, are considered personal
  business and not official business for the Government.
• Transit subsidy: The employee may be eligible for transit subsidy benefits to offset any
  covered commuting costs.
• Travel reimbursement: Transportation expenses in and around the agency worksite and
  alternative worksite may be reimbursed as a local travel expense in accordance with agency policy. Temporary duty (TDY) travel away from the agency worksite (i.e., more than 50 miles away) must be authorized in accordance with the FTR. Eligibility for per diem is based on FTR §301-11.1.