Debra D’Agostino: NFFE sequestration lawsuit comes to an end

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Debra D’Agostino: NFFE sequestration lawsuit comes to an end

When sequestration led agencies to furlough employee two years ago, not everyone took it lying down. The National Federation of Federal Employees launched two...

Tom Temin@tteminWFED
Emily Kopp

November 5, 2015 11:45 am

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When sequestration led agencies to furlough employee two years ago, not everyone took it lying down. The National Federation of Federal Employees launched two lawsuits. It accused the Defense Department of violating the law. The employees' salaries were not paid from the main pot of funds that had been cut by the law. There's now an ending to this story. Here to tell it is Debra D'Agostino, an employment attorney at the Federal Practice Group Worldwide Service, in this week's Legal Loop.