Over the years, courts expanded the doctrine to be virtually limitless.

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With this decision, the court expanded the convenience of the employer doctrine to include cash allowances for housing.

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The Court of Claims expanded the convenience of the employer doctrine by holding that a cash housing allowance paid to military officers also qualified under the doctrine.

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