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Using Taxpayer Records for Personal Reasons Leads to Removal
An agency has a core mission. An employee's action in one agency may be a relatively minor problem; in another agency it may be a firing offense. The…
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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.
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Overtime Pay and Federal Employees
Employees of the Bureau of Prisons argued that they were entitled to overtime pay. They lost before the Court of Claims and a federal appeals court decision leads…
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Warring Congressmen: Who Will Pay These Attorneys’ Fees?
Congressman Boehner has been awarded damages against Congressman McDermott. McDermott has been ordered to pay the other Congressman more than $1 million in attorneys' fees.
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Random Drug Test Leads to Removal
A Navy firefighter who was fired for failing a random drug test has failed to convince the MSPB or a federal court to overturn his removal.
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Suing Federal Co-Workers Is Usually Waste of Time
"Some aggrieved federal employees like to sue co-workers and supervisors in their individual capacity. In most cases this is basically a waste of time."
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Temporary or Permanent: What’s In a Name?
A temporary employee applied for a permanent job and was selected--even though the announcement indicated the job was not open to temporary employees. She lost the job as…
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Court Sends Case Back to MSPB For Penalty Review
A 19-year postal employee with no prior misconduct worked at a Post Office where she supervised clerks and served as the finance supervisor. She was demoted to a…
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Court Upholds Removal After Employee Failed to Reveal Problems With Former Employer
An employee of the IRS told the agency he had never left a job "under unfavorable circumstances." A background investigation revealed that was not necessarily the case, at…
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17 Years Later–Former Fed Learns Expensive Lesson
When you leave federal service before being eligible for retirement, what are the implications of taking a lump sum payment? This former Navy employee discovered the answer.
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Court Upholds VA Restriction on Voter Registration at VA Medical Centers
The Federal Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled constitutional a regulation that led to the VA denying access to the Menlo Park, California facility for the purpose of…