October 10, 2023
The U.S. Supreme Court declined on Tuesday to review whether federal corrections officers deserve hazard pay for having to work indirectly around COVID-19, a denial that could affect many similar cases by government employees.
August 01, 2023
An appeals court reasonably interpreted federal regulations en route to a decision that COVID-19 exposure doesn't entitle prison guards to hazard pay, the U.S. government told the U.S. Supreme Court, urging the justices to pass on the case.
June 16, 2023
The union representing U.S. Border Patrol personnel told the U.S. Supreme Court that federal corrections officers were directly in contact with the coronavirus and therefore are entitled to hazard pay, backing the officers' bid to have the justices weigh in on their case.
June 09, 2023
Cases addressing joint employment, class action certification, how to determine when employee protection laws apply and COVID-19 hazard pay for federal workers are some of the many matters vying for review in the U.S. Supreme Court. Here, Law360 presents six wage and hour petitions pending before the high court.
May 15, 2023
A group of federal corrections officers asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review a Federal Circuit decision denying them hazard pay during the COVID-19 pandemic, arguing that approximate exposure to disease is a workplace hazard worthy of extra pay and that the appeals court wrongly interpreted pay regulations.