Martin v. US

  1. February 07, 2023

    US Says Fed. Circ. Got Ruling Right On Shutdown Paychecks

    The federal government said the Federal Circuit made no errors en route to a decision that government employees were owed no damages for wages withheld during a pair of appropriations lapses and urged the court not to rehear workers' arguments.

  2. February 01, 2023

    Attys Urge Fed. Circ. To Review Gov't Shutdown Pay Rulings

    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.

  3. January 18, 2023

    Workers Ask Fed. Circ. To Revisit Gov. Shutdown Wage Ruling

    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.

  4. December 01, 2022

    Fed. Circ. Says Gov't Didn't Violate FLSA During Shutdown

    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.

  5. July 01, 2022

    Gov't Shutdown Cases Test FLSA's Good Faith Defense

    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.