Legal Opinion

United States v. Clark

Supreme Court of the United States

Decided January 12, 1982No. 80-1121PublishedCited by 111 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice O’Connor

The issue in this case is whether 5 U. S. C. § 5334(b), which requires a two-step pay increase for federal employees “promoted ... to a position in a higher grade,” applies to prevailing wage rate employees promoted to General Schedule positions. We hold that it does not apply, and reverse the judgment of the Court of Claims.

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This case involves the relationship between the two principal pay systems for federal employees and the pay treatment to which an employee moving from one system to another is entitled. Both systems are governed by Title 5, United States Code.

One of the pay systems, the…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Consumer Product Safety Commission v. GTE Sylvania, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1980
  2. National Labor Relations Board v. Bell Aerospace Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1974
  3. Piper v. Chris-Craft Industries, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1977
  4. United States v. BerghSupreme Court of the United States · 1956
  5. Clark v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1979

3Cited by111 opinions

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  4. United States v. University Hospital, State University of New York at Stony Brook, Parents of Baby Jane Doe, Intervenors-Defendants-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1984
  5. The Chamberlain Group, Inc. v. Skylink Technologies, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2004

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