No. Per diem covers food and lodging. Their lodging cannot legally be paid twice. They can be paid per diem for food only.
Not necessarily. Method of expense reimbursement is the employer's choice. Independent contractors working on 1099 cannot legally be paid per diem.
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Per diem payments generally do not qualify as employee benefits; instead, they are reimbursements for expenses incurred while traveling for work, such as meals and lodging. Employees receive per diem to cover these costs without the need for detailed receipts. While they are a form of compensation, per diem payments are typically not subject to the same benefits and protections that regular wages or salaries receive, such as contributions to retirement plans or health insurance.
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No. The Federal Acquisition Regulations, not the JTR, FTR or JFTR applies to contractor travel. Travel must be reasonable, allocable and allowable and the lodging and per diem reimbursements need to be in line with the ceilings the government provides. The FAR identifies which regulation to use for lodging and per diem. The JFTR, although not directly applicable to contractors, is a good source of guidelines to follow. To wit, if the government does not deem fit to reimburse a certain expense for its own employees, then it may not be reasonable for the contractor to consider the same expense as reasonable, allowable and billable! Consistent application, good judgment and a written policy that justifies reimbursable expenses under a qualified plan is a companies best bet.
if you work as an per diem nurse and get hurt on the job can you recieve workers compensation.
Vacation should be based on ordinary income. Expense reimbursement has nothing to do with vacation pay. An employee cannot receive per diem for days off (unless he is on-call, such as on weekends).
It is not designated as per diem, but it works similarly. Congress members receive an expense allowance to cover travel and office staff. In 2010, it averaged $1.3 million per member.