In a 5-4 decision, the nation’s highest court rejected the Justice Department’s argument that a federal law calling for differential pay should be applied more narrowly.
The ruling applies to tens of thousands of federal civilian employees who also serve as military reservists.
Nick Feliciano began working as an air traffic controller for the Federal Aviation Administration in 2005. He also served as a Coast Guard reserve petty officer.
Feliciano began serving on active duty in July of 2012, and he remained on active duty until February of 2017.
During his period of active service, he served on a ship that escorted vessels to and from harbor during Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom.
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Feliciano’s pay rate for his air traffic controller job was higher than the pay grade that applied while he served on active duty.
He believed that an applicable federal statute entitled him to receive differential pay that would make up the monetary shortfall created by his deployment.
The statute essentially says that federal civilian employee reservists who are called to active duty during a national emergency are...
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