Are Apparent Factional Battles at AFGE Challenging Union President?
Internal politics at AFGE, which represents more Federal employees than any other union in the Federal sector, are getting interesting.
Read summaries of court cases and decisions that impact federal employees and retirees.
Internal politics at AFGE, which represents more Federal employees than any other union in the Federal sector, are getting interesting.
The author says that a recent case regarding a security clearance involves a political decision from a judge that he says ultimately harms the agency’s mission.
A Defense Department police officer got in trouble with the law in California. Before his plea deal came about, the Department took action….three times…but only the second removal action made it through on appeal.
A Spanish language translator who was fired by SSA demanded he be provided an interpreter during the appeal, and failure to do so amounted to denial of due process.
Are administrative law judges allowed to issue final decisions in adjudicative and administrative hearings? The Supreme Court is looking at the issue.
A federal court has sided in favor of OPM and one of its contractors in lawsuits filed by AFGE and NTEU seeking damages in the data breaches that exposed the personal data of over 20 million current and former federal employees.
Does the Merit Systems Protection Board have jurisdiction to review an agency’s decision not to convert an intern position to a permanent appointment? The MSPB says no and the appeals court now agrees.
In one of many appeals brought by furloughed Defense employees as the result of the 2013 budget sequestration process, the appeals court has found no error in the handling of one employee’s appeal.
A district court has refused to dismiss a defamation action brought by a local union official against the union and at least one AFGE representative, thus giving this aggrieved union member, a former local AFGE official, a day in court.
The Supreme Court recently clarified how “mixed cases” will be handled in courts for federal employees.