Articles by Susan Smith
A Dispute That Could Only Arise Between Public Employees and a Governmental Agency
Federal agencies and federal employee unions have their own agendas with the result being disputes going on for years that seem to defy logic. The appeals court calls this case the "sort of dispute that could only arise between public employees and a governmental agency."
Posted: June 16, 2009 | Full Story | Discuss this Article
Delivering Mail and Kissing The Customer Leads to Removal
A mail carrier was accused by a woman of stepping into her house to personally deliver mail to her, pushing her behind a door, grabbing her and kissing her. He denied her version of events but was fired and his appeal was upheld by the MSPB. The case then went to federal court.
Posted: June 10, 2009 | Full Story | Discuss this Article
The Third Time is the Charm
A former Navy employee argued, in effect, that he did his job well and that removal was an unduly harsh penalty. The Merit Systems Protection Board thought removal was appropriate after the agency had imposed three disciplinary actions. The case then moved into federal court.
Posted: June 8, 2009 | Full Story | Discuss this Article
Joking With a Knife Leads to Removal
An explosives operator at Pine Bluff Arsenal told a co-worker he would "cut the buttons off her overalls" with the knife he was holding. She was not amused at the "joke" and the employee was fired. The appeal by the fired fed eventually went to a federal court.
Posted: May 29, 2009 | Full Story | Discuss this Article
Premium Pay for Part-Time Federal Employees
Part-time employees have long been denied premium pay. A new decision from a federal court may change that practice as the court sends a case back to the lower court after concluding that an employee includes "those who work for pay."
Posted: May 26, 2009 | Full Story | Discuss this Article
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Ms. Smith spent most of her 26-year federal government career with NASA, first at NASA Headquarters Office of General Counsel and then at Marshall Space Flight Center, serving as Chief Counsel there for more than 14 years. Her expertise is in government contracts, ethics, and personnel law.
She also spent one year as Assistant Counsel to the Select Committee on Ethics in the United States Senate where she was responsible for drafting the Senate's ground breaking Code of Ethical Conduct. At NASA, Ms. Smith was Deputy Associate General Counsel for General Law. She was appointed Chief Counsel at Marshall Space Flight Center in 1982, the first woman to hold a chief counsel position in the agency and to hold a Senior Executive Service position at Marshall. Another first was her appointment in 1996 as Associate Director of Marshall Space Flight Center.
Ms. Smith has a J.D and a B.A. degree from the George Washington University. Her publications include Practical Ethics for the Federal Employee.
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