Legal Opinion

Gahagan v. United States

United States Court of Claims

Decided December 20, 1989No. 265-88 CPublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

RADER, Judge.

The National Weather Service (NWS) monitors weather nationwide 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. NWS forecasts ordinary changes in weather and warns the public about serious or life-threatening storms. NWS’s mission requires around-the-clock work. When NWS employees work night shifts or holidays, they qualify for premium pay.

Plaintiffs work for NWS in Kansas, California, and Washington. Plaintiffs Michael

C. Gahagan, James J. Prange, and Russell

D. Trowbridge regularly earned premium pay for night shift work. This case arose when plaintiffs requested leave for military or court…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
  2. Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, Administratrix of the Estate of CatrettSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  3. United States v. TestanSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  4. United States v. MitchellSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  5. Eastport Steamship Corporation v. The United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1967

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Adams v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1990
  2. Armitage v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1991
  3. Adams v. United StatesUnited States Court of Federal Claims · 2016

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