{"id":17472,"date":"2019-01-08T18:22:38","date_gmt":"2019-01-08T18:22:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/uncategorized\/2019\/01\/08\/another-union-claims-government-shutdown-violates-labor-laws\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T04:45:44","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T04:45:44","slug":"another-union-claims-government-shutdown-violates-labor-laws","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/management\/2019\/01\/08\/another-union-claims-government-shutdown-violates-labor-laws\/","title":{"rendered":"Another union claims government shutdown violates labor laws"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A second federal employee union sued the Trump administration<\/a> Jan. 7, alleging that those employees forced to work during a government shutdown are entitled to timely pay, which they are not receiving, under the Fair Labor Standards Act.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The complaint was filed by the National Treasury Employees Union on behalf of Albert Vieira, a Customs and Border Protection officer stationed at the southern border, who has not been paid overtime or regular pay since the shutdown took place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cLike many other CBP employees, Plaintiff Vieira is covered by both the FLSA and another federal pay statute: the Customs Officer Pay Reform Act, which sets his overtime rate. Plaintiff Vieira\u2019s statutory right to the on-time payment of overtime wages earned \u2014 wages paid at the rate COPRA sets \u2014 is governed by the FLSA,\u201d the lawsuit says.<\/p>\n\n\n\t