Frequently Asked Questions
This lawsuit is about whether current and former RNs and LPNs who meet the definition for eligibility are entitled to back pay.
If you meet the criteria as defined: Registered Nurses and licensed practical nurses at the Richmond, Virginia VA Medical Center who had been regularly scheduled to work tours of duty at night between 6:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m., and continuous hours, who were paid a 10 percent premium pay differential, but who did not receive payment of night premium pay at the rate of 14 percent for which they were eligible and to which they were entitled from November 23, 2012.
Ira M. Lechner
Class Counsel
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Washington, D.C. 20036
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The pleadings and other records in this litigation may be examined at any time during regular business hours at the Office of the Clerk of the Court of Federal Claims at 717 Madison Pl., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20005. Pleadings and other records in this litigation can also be accessed on this website (Case Documents tab) which contains all the information about this case. The case name is: Gutensohn et al. v. United States, Case Number 18-1804.
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