AFGE files suit against VA

The American Federal of Government Employees (AFGE) union, representing more than 260,000 civil service employees at the Department of Veterans Affairs, filed a lawsuit March 30, claiming they are owed hazardous duty pay of 25% above their typical salaries for working during the coronavirus epidemic that has infected more than 770 veterans nationwide. The suit, filed in the U.S. Court of Federal Claims in Washington, D.C., also included plaintiffs from the Bureau of Prisons and the Department of Agriculture and said they also were entitled to hazardous duty pay under sections of the U.S. Code. (Source: Military.com 03/30/20) https://www.military.com/daily-news/2020/03/30/va-workers-sue-hazardous-duty-pay-during-pandemic.html