Federal workers’ shutdown-based wage claims to proceed

A judge on the U.S. Court of Federal Claims has ruled that the government violated the Fair Labor Standards Act by waiting until after the fall 2013 government shutdown was over to pay federal workers. Plaintiffs' counsel estimates that up to 1.3 million workers could be affected, the Post reports. Read the opinion, largely denying the government's motion to dismiss, here.

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