MSPB Upholds Firing of Supervisor for Misconduct
The MSPB overturns the finding of an administrative judge and upholds the removal of a federal manager for misconduct toward a female employee.
The MSPB overturns the finding of an administrative judge and upholds the removal of a federal manager for misconduct toward a female employee.
An employee with 17 years of federal service was convicted for making a falst statement to obtain compensation. He also lost his job and a court upholds the removal.
This agency told the employee he would be a good manager and told him to report to a new office in a new location with a promotion. The employee he was not qualified and retired in lieu of an involuntary separation. He appealed but the agency’s actions were upheld.
Federal injury cases usually involve a slip, fall or other mundane injuries. This federal employee was shot. His attempts to get more money under the Federal Tort Claims Act fall short though.
An employee who disliked a supervisor was transferred. After five years, the agency planned to reassign him back to the first supervisor. The employee filed an appeal contesting the reassignment.
When does a federal employee have a right to appeal to the MSPB and when does the appeal have to go through a negotiated grievance procedure? A federal employee picked the wrong appeal avenue and loses.
An employee at an Air Force Base contended he was the victim of retalilation after the agency proposed to remove him for not showing up for work. The MSPB and a federal court conclude that his whistleblowing activity was unrelated to his removal from his job.
Failing to report income on a tax return can get anyone in trouble. For an IRS employee, it is a firing offense and this case shows it will be upheld on appeal.
A federal supervisor who told an employee to work an extra 30 minutes ended up in a scuffle with the employee and the employee was fired. The employee argued his case all the way to federal court but stays fired.
A federal employee on disability retirement has to follow the rules regarding “being restored to earning capacity.” This federal employee got a bill from OPM for over $18,000.