VA Owes Back Pay to Thousands: Are You One of Them?
October 13, 2009
The following information was provided by Attorney Ira Lechner, the counsel in this class action lawsuit against the VA over payment of Saturday premium pay.
If you are or were an RN, Nurse Anesthetist, or PA at the VA anytime from September 5, 1995 until now, and you have regularly worked on Saturday, it is now time for you to file your claim form directly online at www.vabackpay.com to recover back pay and interest for the VA's failure to pay you Saturday premium pay of 25% whenever you went on paid leave and did not work your Saturday shifts.
I [Ira Lechner] have been appointed as Class Counsel in this case, and I have estimated that RNs who worked regular Saturday shifts during this period of time whether every week or every other week may be eligible for back pay and interest of up to $10,000 depending on the number of hours you worked regularly on Saturday, your pay and grade, and the number of hours you took as paid leave on the Saturdays that you normally would have worked your regular schedule. This is my estimate, not the VA's or the court's.
The Judge has already decided that the VA violated the law, but he will have to figure out how to compute the back pay and interest owed to each person who files a claim on time. The VA owes you 25% Saturday pay for Saturdays on which you took paid leave from September 5, 1995 until now, and the same is true for Sundays from September 5, 1995 to September 30, 1997.
Please go to the website as soon as possible and file your claim safely and securely online at www.vabackpay.com as the earlier you file your claim, the earlier you can receive your money. Please pass this on to your friends so that no one who is eligible will fail to file before the deadline of February 9, 2010.
If you are or were a specialized health care worker at the VA such as Pharmacist, LVN, LPN, therapist, etc., this case also applies to you. You must also file your claim to recover back pay and interest for the VA's failure to pay you night premium pay of 10% and Saturday pay of 25% whenever you took paid leave if you were regularly scheduled anytime during the last 15 years to work after 6 p.m. and before 6 a.m. and/or on Saturdays (and Sundays from 1995 to 1997).
Go to www.vabackpay.com as soon as you can to file your claim directly online in a safe and secure manner. This is my estimate, not the VA's or the court's. The Judge has already decided that the VA violated the law, but he will have to figure out how to compute the back pay and interest owed to each person who files a claim on time. Please go to www.vabackpay.com where it is all explained and you can file your claim directly online in less than 5 minutes.