Lesko v. US
Case Number:
23-1823
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February 02, 2026
Fed. Circ. Revives IHS Nurse's COVID Overtime Case
A former nurse for the Indian Health Service adequately supported her claims that she's owed wages for work she performed during the height of the coronavirus pandemic, the Federal Circuit ruled, tossing the Court of Federal Claims' dismissal of her suit against the government.
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March 21, 2025
Full Fed Circ. To Mull Loper Bright's Impact On Nurse OT Case
The full U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit will consider a suit from a former nurse of the government-run Indian Health Service claiming she's owed a higher rate of overtime, weekend and holiday pay, asking both the worker and the government to address how the U.S. Supreme Court's Loper Bright decision affects the case.