Fifth Circuit Revives Ex-Beaumont ISD Worker’s COVID Pay Claim

U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
Ruling: Although a former ISD employee can continue litigating his claim that he was improperly denied extra “premium pay” for working in-person during the COVID pandemic, his various other claims are dismissed.

• Greg Murphy, et al. v. Beaumont ISD, et al., No. 24-40704 ($), issued March 23, 2026. Ordered “not published.”