Hawkins v. Wilkie

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA BRIAN HAWKINS, Plaintiff, Case No. 17-cv-2575 (JMC) v. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS, et al., Defendants. MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER Under the Back Pay Act (BPA), if an “appropriate authority” finds that an agency employee was denied pay due to “an unjustified or unwarranted personnel action,” that employee is entitled to the pay he would have earned absent the improper personnel action “less any amounts earned by the employee through other employment during that period.” 5 U.S.C. § 5596(b)(1). Plaintiff Brian Hawkins was fired…