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Give Me One More Last Chance (Before You Say We’re Through!)

FedSmith.com author Susan McGuire SmithBy Susan McGuire SmithFebruary 28, 2006 7:05 AM Categories Court Cases, Current Events Leave a comment

A federal employee charged with using abusive and obscene language signed a last chance agreement. When he didn’t show up for work, the agency reinstated the removal action and a court finds that he had waived his right of appeal.

Winning the Case But Losing the Job

FedSmith.com author Susan McGuire SmithBy Susan McGuire SmithFebruary 27, 2006 7:15 AM Categories Current Events Leave a comment

Winning a case does not guarantee a result that the winner envisioned. This veteran won his case but didn’t get the job he was seeking.

Don’t Show Up for Work and Lose Your Federal Job

FedSmith.com author Susan McGuire SmithBy Susan McGuire SmithFebruary 23, 2006 9:50 PM Categories Current Events Leave a comment

A federal employee argued he did not understand the last chance settlement agreement and that the agency had acted in bad faith. But, in the absence of any proof, the court dismissed his case and he lost his federal job.

Labor Partnership Delayed Going to Court–Until The First Major Dispute Arose

FedSmith.com author Ralph R. SmithBy Ralph R. SmithFebruary 22, 2006 8:46 AM Categories Human Resources Leave a comment

Is litigation always part of change in the federal government? In this case, labor-management partnership may have delayed the inevitable but it did not stop it.

Poor Attendance Can Result in Removal–And Withstand Court Review

FedSmith.com author Susan McGuire SmithBy Susan McGuire SmithFebruary 21, 2006 10:03 PM Categories Current Events Leave a comment

An employee who is frequently absent or late can get an employee fired and will be upheld on review. The Postal Service fared well in two new court decisions, one of which involved an employee who, apparently, had trouble getting to work on time.

Struggling to Do 40 Hours of Work in 170 Hours

FedSmith.com author Susan McGuire SmithBy Susan McGuire SmithFebruary 16, 2006 10:06 PM Categories Current Events Leave a comment

This Air Force base fired an engineer for misrepresenting time spent on assigned work and failing to carry out assigned work.

Six Years and Counting: Court Reinstates Employee Appeal

FedSmith.com author Susan McGuire SmithBy Susan McGuire SmithFebruary 15, 2006 8:35 PM Categories Current Events Leave a comment

An agency did not properly apply the terms of a settlement agreement, concludes a federal court, and remands a case back to the MSPB with an order to reinstate a removal action appeal for a removal action that initially occurred in 2000.

For Official Use Only!

FedSmith.com author Susan McGuire SmithBy Susan McGuire SmithFebruary 14, 2006 5:34 PM Categories Current Events Leave a comment

Criminal investigator fired for using restricted law enforcement database for personal reasons

Does Salary Indicate A Person’s Value to an Organization?

FedSmith.com author Ralph R. SmithBy Ralph R. SmithFebruary 8, 2006 8:53 AM Categories Pay & Benefits Leave a comment

How much is a federal employee worth? The latest negotiations between the FAA and the controller’s union are vitriolic and some of the issues boil down to money.

How Not To Fire A Federal Employee

FedSmith.com author Susan McGuire SmithBy Susan McGuire SmithFebruary 2, 2006 8:13 AM Categories Current Events Leave a comment

An agency proposed to fire an employee and then added another charge when he made a threatening comment. The court sends the case back to the MSPB for further review to see if the removal is justified even if one charge is thrown out.

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