Legal Opinion

Abramson v. United States

United States Court of Federal Claims

Decided December 16, 1998No. Nos. 96-480C, 96-4801CPublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

HORN, Judge.

FACTS

The plaintiffs in these cases are 1008 former or current employees of the United States Customs Service, United States Department of the Treasury.1 Most are employed as customs inspectors or import specialists, with the remainder holding one of several other positions.2 They allege that, beginning as early as August 27, 1989, the defendant illegally failed to pay overtime wages at the rate required by the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”), 29 U.S.C.A. §§ 201-219 (West 1994 & Supp.1998), and instead paid them at a lower Federal Employment Pay Act (“FEPA”) rate set forth…

2Cases cited59 opinions

  1. Conley v. GibsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
  2. Scheuer v. RhodesSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
  3. Pierce v. UnderwoodSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
  4. Landgraf v. USI Film ProductsSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
  5. McNutt v. General Motors Acceptance Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1936

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Robert O. Mudge v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2002
  2. Bailey v. United StatesUnited States Court of Federal Claims · 2002
  3. O'Connor v. United StatesUnited States Court of Federal Claims · 2001
  4. Abbott v. United StatesUnited States Court of Federal Claims · 2000
  5. Grandits v. United StatesUnited States Court of Federal Claims · 2005

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