Coronavirus Hazard Pay Sought by Federal Workers Suing U.S.

A federal employees’ union is suing the government for hazard pay, claiming workers have been given inadequate protection against exposure to the coronavirus.

In a proposed class action filed Friday in the U.S. Court of Federal Claims, the American Federation of Government Employees asked for a 25% hazardous-duty pay differential for each day federal workers are required to work near infected objects or people “without protective devices that afford complete protection.”