A common situation involving agency misinformation can arise when a federal employee is told that he or she can withdraw his or her contributions and can later redeposit retirement contributions after departing federal service and when he or she reaches retirement age. The author explains the details of this misconception.
A retired federal employee killed his wife. Should the sons of the former federal employee receive the lump-sum payment from his annuity or should the son of the retired federal employee’s wife receive the money? The MSPB decides.
Since the FLRA was inoperative for most of 2013, the most significant cases the MPSB and the Federal Courts.
A decision from the MSPB may result in an award of as much as two million dollars in back pay, benefits, attorney fees, and retirement enhancements.
The Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) announced two Senior Executive appointments at MSPB headquarters.
An MSPB report identifies the pitfalls involved in making quid pro quo deals with employees.
MSPB announced on 11/8/2013 that it planned to change the way it adjudicates jurisdiction claims by altering its regulations. The Author suggests that anyone involved in appeals before the Board should read this article and respond to the Board’s request for comments by practitioners. As a part of its effort, the Board has prepared a useful chart called Elements/Issues in MSPB Appeals that is worth reading.
MSPB has published statistics on case handling for the last two years.
The MSPB signaled its approach to furlough appeals in the first two cases.
The Merit Systems Protection Board has issued its latest guidance on DOD Furloughs dated September 10, 2013.
