Explaining the Legal Morass: District Court Reinstates Fired FLRA Member
Independent federal agencies that decide federal employee appeals are in a state of confusion. Who is in office and for how long?
Read summaries of court cases and decisions that impact federal employees and retirees.
Independent federal agencies that decide federal employee appeals are in a state of confusion. Who is in office and for how long?
Cases surrounding removal of probationary employees continue to move forward. Appeals court removes restraining order from removing current Special Counsel at OSC.
The MSPB granted a stay request, temporarily reinstating thousands of probationary federal employees fired by USDA.
An HHS Attorney Advisor was terminated for not teleworking during COVID-19. Her appeals on this termination during her probationary period are explored.
The circumstances involving probationary employees resemble a soap opera of personal and political drama. This weekend, a court ruled the Special Counsel’s firing illegal.
An FBI Special Agent was charged with unprofessional off-duty conduct and removed from his position. He unsuccessfully appealed to the MSPB and then sought a review from the federal appeals court.
OSC has requested that MSPB pause terminations of six probationary federal employees, alleging violations of federal laws and merit system principles.
A federal court denied unions’ effort to prevent the Trump administration from its plans to lay off federal employees en masse.
OPM began using a new email system to communicate with federal employees after the presidential transition. A request for a restraining order against the system has been denied.
The hold has been lifted on OPM’s buyout offer for federal employees.