This Double-Dipping Leads to Removal
Continuing to receive worker’s compensation benefits after returning to work with an agency can lead to removal from federal employment.
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.
Retirement + Divorce = Expensive
Divorce can be expensive. This retired federal employee not only gave part of his annuity to his former wife, he also got notified by OPM that he had not been paying enough and that he also owed her more than $24,000 in additional money.
Do You Provide Loyal, Professional Service to Your Agency?
How much leeway does a federal employee have in publicly disagreeing with agency policy decisions?
A New Prosecutor in Town
There appears to be a significant change in direction at the Federal Labor Relations Authority. Federal agencies may like the new approach.
Probationary Termination and Office Politics
This federal employee went from getting good ratings to being terminated during his probationary period after he became involved in internal office politics. But, despite being a probationary employee, he will get his day in court after filing a complaint that he was fired for engaging in protected EEO activity.
How Much Accommodation is Necessary?
How much accommodation is necessary for an agency to comply with the Rehabilitation Act? In this case, the court found that the Postal Service did not unlawfully discriminate when it placed an employee on sick leave and a court granted summary judgment for the agency.
Federal Cases Can Be Complex: A Decade for One Case?
Federal employment cases are complex. This one has been going on since 1995. It isn’t over yet. A federal court has remanded the case back to the MSPB to gather more evidence regarding reasonable accommodation and the removal of a welder by the Department of the Army.
Firing Hispanic, Methodist, Whistleblowing Probationary Employee Can Be Expensive
It took four years, but the various appeals by a probationary employee who worked for the Department of Labor may be over–four years after he was separated during his probationary period.
One Charge Bounced–Removal Still Stands
On remand, the MSPB reconsiders its decision in an earlier decision and concludes that the removal of a GS-8 police officer was justified for refusing to carry out assigned duties.
AWOL and Weak Excuses Lead to Removal
Absence without leave (AWOL) can be a successful way to fire a federal employee–often because it is easier to prove than other charges. In this case, the employee offered various reasons why she should not be fired for being AWOL but the MSPB and court did not buy into her rationale.
