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No. 23-861October Term 2024Decided Apr 30, 2025

Docket 23-861October Term 2024 (2024–2025)

Nick Feliciano, Petitioner v. Department of Transportation

This case concerns whether a federal civilian employee who is also a military reservist is entitled to differential pay when called to active duty during a national emergency, regardless of whether their specific duties are directly related to that emergency.

Case status

Current stage
Decided
Latest event
Decision released Apr 30, 2025
Case Accepted
Arguments HeardDec 9, 2024
Decision ReleasedApr 30, 2025
What it's about

This case concerns whether a federal civilian employee who is also a military reservist is entitled to differential pay when called to active duty during a national emergency, regardless of whether their specific duties are directly related to that emergency. The Supreme Court ruled that the statute only requires the service to occur temporally during a declared emergency, not that it be substantively connected to it.

Question presented

Is a federal civilian employee called or ordered to active duty under a provision of law during a national emergency entitled to differential pay even if the duty is not directly connected to the national emergency?

Case path

United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit / Decision released Apr 30, 2025

Area

Decided Supreme Court case