Human Resources
Think Before Sending E-Mail
Can sending an e-mail message to your friends and colleagues get a federal employee in trouble? Think before hitting the "send" button--the e-mail may come back to haunt…
MSPB
Stay informed on news and decisions from the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB), including federal employee appeals, adverse actions, disciplinary cases, and key rulings that shape federal employment law. Explore analysis of MSPB precedents, agency operations, back‑pay decisions, whistleblower protections, and policy changes affecting employee rights and due‑process procedures. Find clear explanations and timely updates to help federal employees, supervisors, and HR professionals understand how MSPB actions influence workplace rules and federal workforce accountability.
Court Cases
Falling Down a Rabbit Hole
A federal agency put an employee on leave without pay for 60 days and extended his probationary period. When he was fired, he argued proper procedures were not…
Court Cases
MSPB Upholds Firing of Supervisor for Misconduct
The MSPB overturns the finding of an administrative judge and upholds the removal of a federal manager for misconduct toward a female employee.
Court Cases
Actions and Decisions Have Consequences
The failure to conduct a background check on an illegal alien captured on the Mexican border resulted in the alien returning to the US where he raped two…
Pay & Benefits
It’s An Election Year: Health Benefits for Some New Retirees May Change; Future of Some Agencies on the Line
It's an election year. Here are several proposals that have been made that would impact the civil service structure and the benefits of some current federal employees.
Court Cases
Who Says A Federal Employee Can’t Be Fired?
Federal agencies can and do fire federal employees for a variety of offenses. Here is a series of cases in which employees were fired and the inevitable appeals…
Court Cases
Veterans Preference, Federal Hiring and Outstanding Scholars
Does the outstanding scholar program supersede veterans preference requirements? The MSPB says it does not.
Human Resources
A Federal Job Is A Career for Life
New federal employees are on probation. They can be easily terminated, at least in theory. But the system isn't working, according to a new MSPB report.
Court Cases
Death, Divorce, Money and Retirement
A former spouse of a federal employee may get a substantially larger annuity when the former fed dies. Here is one case that shows how it can happen.
Human Resources
Love, Money and Survivor Annuities
Litigation over survivor annuities can impact more than one person--here is one case which will lead to family tension.