Supreme Court of the United States / October Term 2024

Feliciano v. Department Of Transportation

Decided April 30, 2025. Neil M. Gorsuch delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 23-861 · 605 U.S. 38 · Cited 5 times

Holding

A federal civilian employee called to active duty pursuant to “any other provision of law . . . during a national emergency” as described in 10 U. S. C. §101(a)(13)(B) is entitled to differential pay if the reservist’s service temporally coincides with a declared national emergency without any showing that the service bears a substantive connection to a particular emergency.

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