National Treasury Employees Union v. United States

ORDER APPROVING SETTLEMENT OF CLASS ACTION

FIRESTONE, Judge.

This matter comes before the court on the parties’ joint motion for final approval of the settlement agreement between the United States and the National Treasury Employees Union (“NTEU”). The court gave preliminary approval to the settlement agreement on June 17, 2002, and a fairness hearing was conducted on November 18, 2002. For the reasons stated below, the settlement of the class action is APPROVED.1

I. BACKGROUND

A. Summary of the Litigation and Negotiations

This settlement ends nearly twenty years of litigation which stemmed from…