No Security Clearance, No Job
If a federal job requires that the employee maintain a security clearance, then if the clearance is revoked the employee no longer meets the job’s requirements. No clearance, no job.
Court Cases
Stay informed with the latest court cases affecting federal employees and retirees, including major federal employment law decisions, appeals, and rulings from MSPB, FLRA, EEOC, and federal courts. This category covers workplace rights, disciplinary actions, due process cases, retirement‑related rulings, TSP‑related litigation, and significant legal decisions impacting federal agencies and the federal workforce. Find clear summaries and analysis of the court outcomes shaping federal employment protections, benefits, and workplace policies.
Which Agency Has the Most Expensive Disposable Eating Utensils?
An issue between an agency and a union dating back at least 6 years has resulted in the Department of Commerce possibly having the most expensive disposable cups and eating utensils in the country.
It’s Time for Another Civil Service Reform Act
Over the last several years Congress has been contemplating another civil service reform act. The author says that it is long overdue and explains why.
The Perfectly Bad Case
The Wall Street Journal recently published an opinion piece linking a Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA) decision to the massive data breach that recently occurred at OPM which jeopardized the personal data of millions of current and former federal employees. The author analyzes this case and how it relates to the data breach.
Circuit Says OPM Dropped the Ball on Suitability, MSPB Can Now Say ‘Hire Liars’
A D.C. Circuit Court lambasted OPM for asking for a three judge panel to review a single judge’s ruling without having a solid case.
What’s Wrong With Watching Porn on My Government Computer?
An ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency) officer got in big trouble when he used his idle time at work to visit questionable websites with the agency computer. He took offense at the charge that he lacked candor in responding to investigators. See how this one came out.
Two Years Does Not Mean Three-and-a-Half Years
In yet another situation where a retired federal employee missed the deadline for electing a survivor annuity for his new wife, she ends up with nothing.
Full Appeals Court Clears Way For Expansion of MSPB Review In Suitability Cases
A few months ago, the appeals court upheld a significant expansion by the MSPB of its jurisdiction over suitability appeals. OPM fought this expansion by requesting that the full Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit re-hear the case “en banc.” The appeals court has now responded in what is a victory for the Board and a disappointment for OPM.
Controlling Overtime Budgets Just Got Harder for Agencies
Federal agencies just got new marching orders from the appeals court on the standards to be applied for when overtime must be paid.
Reemployed Annuitant Became ‘At Will’ Employee
A federal employee retired after a reduction-in-force, was reemployed, but finds out the hard way that keeping the annuity flowing means losing civil service protections.
