Court Cases
Justices Debate Federal Workers’ Rights in Gorsuch Debut
Who Says You Cannot Fire a Federal Employee?
When a deciding official cited an extraordinary lack of productivity in addition to the four reasons laid out in the notice of an employee’s proposed removal, the agency spent nine years cleaning up the mess and finally effecting and defending a removal action.
Some of Eric Fanning’s Decisions Could Be Subject to Review, Thanks to Recent SCOTUS Ruling
A recent Supreme Court decision not only potentially has implications for the NLRB, but also the Army.
Hiding Contacts with Chinese Intelligence Agents Leads to State Department Employee’s Arrest
A long-time employee of the State Department was charged with misleading the FBI about gifts she received from Chinese intelligence agents over the course of several years.
$550 Million Scheme to Defraud SSA Leads to Guilty Plea
A Social Security disability lawyer recently pleaded guilty to a scheme designed to fraudulently obtain over $500 million in disability payments from the Social Security Administration.
Supreme Court vs. Obama Administration
A recent Supreme Court decision regarding temporary appointments requiring Senate confirmation could have significant implications for federal agencies.
Do As This Former VA Employee Says, Not As He Does
A Veterans Affairs employee, claiming to be a protected whistleblower, was removed for mishandling a radiological substance, the very activity that he had blown the whistle on with regard to others at his facility.
Whistleblower Failed Burden of Proof In Challenge to Her Removal
A federal attorney who was fired claims that it was done in retaliation for being a whistleblower. The MSPB said it had no jurisdiction, saying she failed to make her case. See how the federal appeals court has now ruled on her appeal.
Former Park Service Employee Sentenced to Prison for Theft of Government Money
A supervisor who worked for the National Park Service in the Petrified National Forest has been sentenced to a year in prison and ordered to pay restitution of $313,000 after pleading guilty to theft of government money.
Backhoe Used to Unload Dump for Undelivered Mail
A Rural Mail Carrier denied throwing away mail. The two dump truck loads of mail found at his residence told another story.
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