February 03, 2023
A Federal Circuit panel correctly ruled that federal employees couldn't recover damages for the delayed paychecks they received during a shutdown, the U.S. government said, arguing that the decision didn't create a conflict the full court needs to resolve.
February 01, 2023
Several worker-side attorneys groups asked the full Federal Circuit to reconsider two decisions ruling that federal employees weren't entitled to extra back pay after receiving late paychecks during government shutdowns, saying the decisions clashed with settled law.
January 18, 2023
Federal employees and the AFL-CIO called on the full Federal Circuit to reconsider linked rulings excusing the federal government from paying extra back pay under federal wage law to workers whose paychecks were delayed during government shutdowns.
December 01, 2022
The government didn't violate the Fair Labor Standards Act when it was late in paying federal employees who had to work during the 2019-2020 shutdown, a split Federal Circuit panel ruled, saying the government properly followed the Antideficiency Act.
July 01, 2022
The Federal Circuit is set to hear oral arguments Wednesday in three cases where federal employees who had to work without pay during government shutdowns say the government is liable for damages for issuing tardy paychecks.
September 30, 2021
In the coming months, federal circuit courts will be busy considering wage and hour cases addressing rules for representative actions, pay discrimination and paychecks for federal employees that were delayed by a government shutdown, among other things. Here are five to watch.