The News Letter for FOA employees on the sea and in the Lab

There has been some confusion over Per Diem, especially when it involves travel that last for only a day. Per Diem is used to cover the cost of your meals while in travel status.   The rate is different for each city and is established by the US Government.

In order to exercise the per diem option you must be away from your assigned duty station for 12 hours or more on a given day. To recoup the cost of your meals for times that you are away for less than 12 hours, you must submit the original receipt, along with an expense report to FOA Corporate office. Your meal cost should be listed under miscellaneous expense. And the expense form must be signed by your project leader indicating their approval. 

Another confusion with the per diem concerns the first and last day you are away from your duty station.  On the first  and last day of your government authorized travel you are paid 75% of the daily per diem rate that has been established by the US Government. 

If you have any questions about this policy please call Gene Gordon at (425) 828-6577

Timesheets

We appreciate all the effort that has gone into making timesheets more accurate, and for getting the timesheets in our office on time.

There is one issue that needs to be addressed, holidays.  Some of you are recording on your timesheet that you worked on a holiday, when in fact you did not work.  We realize that this an oversight.  Please make sure that you accurately record if you worked a holiday.   And while we are on the subject of holidays..........

 There has been some confusion about being paid for holidays after you cash out your leave time when you terminate employment with FOA.  The policy is that in order to be paid for a holiday, you must work one (1) 8 hour day, after the holiday.   

For example,  If your last day with FOA was January 31, and you decided that you wanted to use up your remaining vacation time, in order to be paid for the next holiday, President's Day February 18, you would have to work one day after February 18 in order to be eligible to receive holiday pay.