An “ICE” (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) law enforcement officer looked up family and friends in a law enforcement database and as a result had to fight criminal charges and a removal action. Things did not end well for him.
Five federal employees classified as “essential” and required to work during the recent government shutdown have brought suit under the Fair Labor Standards Act.
An EEO complainant who blew his top over his company’s settlement offer through a mediator told the company they could keep it and just fire him. So they did.
Following a recent appeals court decision, an Air Marshal remains in hot water and most probably will lose his job over posts he made on the Internet that revealed sensitive Transportation Security Administration information.
An IRS employee with tax and forgery problems is faced with removal, chooses to resign instead, and loses his appeals.
The Federal Circuit Court of Appeals issued an important decision limiting review of federal agency decisions on an employee’s eligibility to hold a sensitive position even when it does not involve access to classified information.
Yet another court decision underscores the need to be careful and specific when working out divorce settlements where federal retirement and survivor’s annuities are involved in the property being divided.
A fired Internal Revenue Service employee was not able to convince the appeals court that she was entitled to appointed legal counsel either before the Board or before the court in challenging her removal and that failing to appoint an attorney for her was abuse of discretion.
It’s bad enough to misuse the government vehicle, but also trying to hide it from the agency got this Army employee fired.
The Department of Homeland Security cut it perilously close when it decided to terminate a probationary employee a few hours before his probation expired.
