Guarriello v. United States

This is a civilian pay case in which plaintiff claims entitlement ¡to environmental differential pay for hazardous duty, over and above a 12% annual premium already being received. Jurisdiction is conferred upon this court pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1491 (1970). Whether plaintiff is entitled to the additional differential pay is the issue.

We hold he is not so entitled.

The facts in this case are quite simple. Plaintiff, a Wage Grade-12 (WG-12) National Guard Technician employed at a NIKE missile site, already receives 12% premium pay per year. On December 7, 1970, he performed work while exposed…