There is a back pay settlement involving the VA that was just recently won in U.S. Court of Federal Claims in Washington DC.
With this issue, the court decided that the VA violated pay statutes by failing to pay weekend premium pay of 25 percent or night premium pay of 10 % to certain groups of health care workers when they used annual or sick leave instead of working their regularly scheduled weekend or evening and night shifts. This court decision will cover two dozen jobs classifications of VA workers in skilled health occupations, including RNs. This will involve many retirees, also. This case includes RNs who were employed by the VHA on or after September 5, 1995. NAGE Local officer have spoken with the attorney handling this issue and he will alert the Local when to send out the web-site for employees to opt-in. The attorney said it has been delayed because the VA has some issue with the wording on the site. Eligible employees will need to be prepared to exercise their rights. You must opt-in to be part of this and there will be a time frame involved. As soon as the attorney tells us to let everyone know to go to the web-site, the Local will write to you with the address. This could be a large award as well.
So if you regularly worked Evenings, Nights, Weekends and received straight time payment (no differential pay) when on Annual, Sick, Court, or Military leave, you may be eligible, but will have to opt-in via the website (address still pending) during the window period.
Watch for more information as it becomes available