Albright v. United States

Plaintiffs, civilian security guards employed by the Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, Virginia, sue to recover at overtime rates for duties, said to have been performed pursuant to official order or approval, in excess of 40 hours in each administrative workweek, as provided by section 201 of the Federal Employees Pay Act of 1945, 59 Stat. 295, as amended, 68 Stat. 1109 (1954), 5 U.S.C. 911 (1958).

By regulation, plaintiffs were required to report 15 minutes before their tour of duty began, but, actually, they reported at least 20 minutes before. The Trial Commissioner in his opinion…