Reservist’s Pay Case Puts Spotlight on Financial Cost of Service

A US Supreme Court fight over supplemental pay for federal workers who also serve in the military reserves could affect the private sector and national security, depending on how the justices rule after Monday’s argument.

Nick Feliciano, an air traffic controller with the Federal Aviation Administration and a Coast Guard reservist, says his agency must make up the difference between his civilian pay and the lesser amount he earned while called up to active duty. Whether the high court agrees could affect everything from whether others in his position join the reserves to how private employers handle their own workers’ ...