Lawsuit seeks to force OPM guidance after SCOTUS ruling boosting pay protections for federal reservists on active duty

A new lawsuit aims to compel OPM to update guidance following a Supreme Court decision holding that federal employees who are military reservists don’t have to prove their deployment is “substantially connected” to a national emergency to qualify for certain pay protections. Fifteen months after the ruling, OPM has not issued updated guidance, leaving agencies and affected employees without clear implementation direction.