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c. Advising the Parties.
(1) The claimant may inquire whether relocation expenses will be paid if he or she
accepts a job offer. Such a claimant may be advised that the expenses will be paid as long
as the offered job is found suitable and the criteria listed in paragraph 6a are met.
(2) The employing agency may want to include a description of the claimant's
entitlement to relocation expenses in the job offer. If so, the CE should ask the agency to
send a copy of the job description to the district office before making the job offer so that
suitability of the job and entitlement to payment of relocation expenses can be determined.
(3) The CE should notify claimants with suitable job offers who meet the criteria for
payment of relocation expenses of the provisions of Section 10.123(f) of the regulations.
This advice may be included in the letter notifying the claimant that the offered job has
been found suitable.
d. Adjudication of Request. If the offered job is found suitable, medically and otherwise, the
CE may proceed to consider whether relocation expenses may be paid.
(1) Using the criteria listed in paragraph 6a, the CE should evaluate the request for
payment of relocation expenses and make a recommendation to the Supervisory Claims
Examiner (SCE) concerning their payment. Even though the SCE will advise the parties of
this determination, the CE must still notify the claimant directly that the job has been found
suitable.
(2) The Supervisory Claims Examiner should review the recommendation and advise the
employing agency and the claimant of the decision. If the decision is favorable, the letter to
the claimant should note that GSA regulations require employees whose moving expenses
are paid by the Federal government to remain in Federal employment for one year after the
move. Should the claimant cease working for a reason unacceptable to the Office (see
paragraph 5 above), the relocation expenses will be declared an overpayment and handled
according to the usual procedures (see PM Part 6).
(3) If the decision is favorable, the employing agency will include in the job offer a
statement that the job has been found suitable and that relocation expenses are payable
under Section 10.123(f) of the Office's regulations.
(4) OWCP is responsible for resolving any dispute between the claimant and the agency
as to allowable costs in accordance with GSA regulations. Any denial will be accompanied
by appeal rights.
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