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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.
A Navy engineering supervisor was terminated during his probationary period after refusing a COVID vaccine but refusing the resulting mandatory testing because he did not approve of the…
NTEU has sued the Trump administration over the Schedule F executive order.
AFGE is among the plaintiffs in a lawsuit filed against the new Trump administration over the DOGE task force.
An FBI employee who failed three separate lie detector tests lost his top secret security clearance, and the Justice Department removed him. See what happened when he tried…
A federal employee with medical limitations was removed for medical inability to work after failing to convince her agency to allow full-time remote work.
A retired federal employee went to court over a survivor annuity computation based on his service time under both CSRS and FERS. See how the courts ruled.
The FLRA may revert to more restrictions on canceling union dues. How difficult can it be to cancel? In this case, a federal employee went to court and…
A recent case highlights how the Equal Pay Act applies to federal employees.
An IRS employee stationed in Hawaii found himself under an IG investigation for abusing official time and sick leave while working on his golf game.
The Supreme Court issued a unanimous decision in an unusual situation involving a federal employee's appeal case.