A last chance agreement is an effective tool for enforcing agency requirements but each party has to adhere to the requirements. The employee gets a last chance and waives appeal rights. Here is one example of a senior employee who lost such an appeal.
A US District Court has recommended more than $189 million in judgments against Iran. The case is for some 27 civilian or uniformed service employees of the United States injured or killed in a terrorist attack.
Absence without leave (AWOL) can be a successful way to fire a federal employee–often because it is easier to prove than other charges. In this case, the employee offered various reasons why she should not be fired for being AWOL but the MSPB and court did not buy into her rationale.
This federal supervisor lost his job when he left threatening notes and left work without approval. His removal is upheld by the MSPB and a federal court, in part because another agency supervisor was concerned about his safety and security and took precautions to protect himself and his family as a result of the threats.
A federal employee fell out of his vehicle and it struck a parked car. The employee was fired. The MSPB and a federal court says the removal was reasonable under the circumstances.
A federal attorney found himself the subject of an independent counsel’s investigation as a result of the investigation of former HUD Secretary Henry Cisneros. The federal attorney also found himself saddled with more than $22,000 in attorney fees as a result of the investigation. He petitioned to get the fees reimbursed and a court gives him the money.
What was the reason for firing this federal employee? He argued it was because he was called up for military duty. The agency said it was because he had involvement with convicted felons in his outside employment.
The Dept. of Energy initiated an adverse action against an employee what was not physically able to perform his job. The employee elected to retire “under protest” and filed an appeal. He will apparently continue to be a retired federal employee.
A federal employee had second thoughts about the settlement agreement he signed. “Buyer’s remorse” doesn’t count though.
A federal court has thrown out a long line of MSPB decisions that held the cancellation of a vacancy announcement is not a personnal action. The decision means a former federal employee gets to have his case heard by the MSPB.
