Sunday Premium Pay

The General Counsel for the Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization, requested a decision on the claim of an employee of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for Sunday premium pay. The employee's regularly scheduled tour of duty was from midnight Saturday to 8 a.m. Sunday. Daylight savings time began during the tour of duty, and the employee was allowed to work until 9 a.m. so as to work the full 8-hour tour of duty. FAA refused to pay Sunday premium pay for the hour from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. The claim for Sunday premium pay could be paid for the entire 8-hour tour of duty, including the hour from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m.