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Frosted Windshield Leads to Twice Fired
Here is another removal case stemming from hiding a former firing on a government application form.
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.
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Bad Press Aggravates Agencies and Penalty Decisions
Because of the Douglas Factors, federal employees that damage an agency's reputation can face demotion or removal.
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How Vulnerable Are IRS Employees to Personal Lawsuits?
Are constitutional tort suits against individual federal employees possible and lead to individual liability?
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Supreme Court Sides with Ex-Spouse in FEGLI Benefits Case
Apparently finding a legal issue they could almost completely agree on, the Supreme Court has ruled in the case of a current and former spouse warring over the…
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A Settlement Agreement Bars an Appeal Challenging Removal
A former Air Force employee signed a settlement agreement that gave him a clean record and a cool $25,000 in cash to wipe out his removal appeal. He…
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This Assignment to Non-Supervisory Job Not an Adverse Action
Reassignment from a supervisory to a non-supervisory position-with no reduction in grade or pay-does not add up to an adverse action subject to appeal to the Merit Systems…
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Outside Law Practice on Agency Time Gets EPA Attorney Fired
A former EPA attorney challenged his removal for misuse of agency time and resources to carry on an outside law practice by arguing that the agency was inconsistent…
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MSPB Trashes “Douglas” in Poorly Reasoned Decision
The MSPB appears to have thrown a seminal decision into doubt in second guessing a deciding official who had considered the "Douglas Factors".
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Farting and Discrimination in the Federal Workplace
The recent case involving a federal employee who was reprimanded by the Social Security Administration for passing gas at work had a humorous aspect to it, the author…
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Is It Worth Putting Your Job at Risk for $25?
There was enough evidence to convince the Postal Service that a supervisor had helped himself to a grocery gift card that belonged in the pile of undeliverable mail.…