Fedweek Legal

By the attorneys of Passman & Kaplan, a law firm specializing in federal civil service law, including sexual harassment, discrimination, security clearances, grievances, unfair labor practices, wrongful discharge, employment contracts and employee benefits. For more information about Passman & Kaplan, visit http://www.passmanandkaplan.com .

Special Rate Case Delayed Again

A scheduled September 21 court date in the long-running special rate back pay case was put off until October 30 as the Justice Department and the National Treasury Employees Union continue in court-supervised mediation. The change was the latest in a series of delays just in the mediation phase of the case, which has bounced around the court system for nearly two decades. At issue is how to implement a court order granting back pay to some 180,000 persons who were special rate employees in the 1982-1988 period and who had their pay raises denied or capped under a policy in effect during that time.