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respectively. Petitioner's travel allowances for 1993 and 1994
included annual payments of $1,150 for car insurance.
The second method of travel expense reimbursement was a
direct travel subsidy. AFSCME directly reimbursed petitioner for
actual travel expenses she incurred. At the beginning of every
month, petitioner was reimbursed for any gasoline, oil, public
transportation, tolls, air fare, meals, car leasing, and
entertainment expenses she had incurred the previous month, as
long as she had the necessary receipts. When petitioner was
required to travel out of town, she received an additional $32
per day travel allowance. Petitioner was reimbursed for
substantial expenses during 1993 and 1994. Furthermore, Evans'
testimony establishes that if petitioner had provided additional
receipts, at a later date, for expenses that qualified for
reimbursement, she would have been reimbursed for those
expenditures.
To receive reimbursement for her travel expenses, petitioner
was required by her employer to maintain a daily travel log that
included the travel location and the departure and arrival
locations. The daily travel log included sick days, vacation
days, and holidays. Among the items employees were required to
document on the daily travel log were beginning and ending
odometer readings, gas, oil, parking, public transportation, and
entertainment expenses. During the trial, petitioner submitted
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