DARYLANN. BARON,Claimant, v . THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Respondent.
Case summary
A State Trooper sought reimbursement for mileage and telephone expenses incurred while assigned to desk duty and required to provide her own transportation and make required phone calls. The court awarded full compensation, finding the expenses reasonable and consistent with what the State provided other employees.
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- POLICE A N D FIREMEN-stUte Trooper WaS entitled to reimbursement for
CAVANAGH, HOSTENY, O’HARA, for Claimant.
ROLAND W. BURRIS,Attorney General (GREGORY CONDON, Assistant Attorney General, of counsel), %for
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spondent.
POLICE A N D FIREMEN-stUte Trooper WaS entitled to reimbursement for telephone calls and mileage expenses. Where a State Trooper who, as a result of her involvement in numerous squad car accidents, was assigned to desk duty, not given a police radio and required to provide her own transportation to and from her place of employment, sought reimbursement for mileage expenses incurred in travelling to and from work and for telephone toll calls which she made to her employer prior to leaving work and upon her return home as required by departmental policy, the evidence indicated that the trooper was entitled to full compensation for those expenses, since they were reasonable and she sought nothing more than what the State provided other employees in similar positions.