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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.
Searching for an angle in his appeal, this former Postal Service employee argued the agency erroneously believed it would not hire an ex-felon. He also argued he should…
The DC Circuit Court of Appeals has overturned a lower court's summary judgment and sent a federal agent's discrimination complaint under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 back for…
The Army had "legitimate management considerations" for reassigning an engineer to Ft. Riley, Kansas. An appropriate penalty for refusing to move is removal and, in this case, the…
A "last chance" agreement usually means that an employee will be fired if there is a similar problem in the future. When this Postal Service employee argued removal…
An auditor with the Inspector General for DoD was fired after losing his security clearance. His removal was upheld by the MSPB but a federal court gives him…
The charges in this case sound like a scenario from an action adventure novel but the Army was not impressed. The specifications leading to this employee's removal included…
This Dept. of Veterans Affairs employee filled out a background investigation form but provided inaccurate answers to certain questions. She was fired and the MSPB and a federal…
A federal employee who died was divorced in 1988 but never filed a form to remove his former wife as his designated beneficiary. What impact does that have…
"We are at a loss to understand how an employee could be said to engage in misconduct by submitting an overtime claim based on an estimate so long…
A federal employee who was fired as a result of a positive drug test stays fired upo9n appeal despite the employee paying for a subsequent polygraph and drug…