Recently, nearly 600 retired federal law enforcement officers received notification their Annuity Supplement was being reapportioned to provide a former spouse with extra income. So, why is that? Why did the Office of Personnel Management do this unexpectedly? Let’s...
A new law and recent activities have prompted The Office of Special Counsel to update guidance on whistleblower activities. A series of recent memos from U.S. Special Counsel Henry Kerner reiterated a common reminder to agency leaders: watch what kind of message your...
The Merit Systems Protection Board may see more work due to the government reorganization initiative and efforts to reduce the size of the federal workforce. Challenges Ahead for the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) “Workforce reductions could mean an increase in...
The National Treasury Employees Union announced they have filed friend-of-the-court briefs on behalf of 3 federal employees asking the Supreme Court to review their appeals of Merit Systems Protection Board Cases. In each of the 3 cases, The U.S. Court of Appeals for...
This blog post will cover Arbitration, Collective Bargaining, and Just Cause in the Federal Government. Collective bargaining occurs in both the public and private sectors, however, it’s not the same. The fundamental issues of pay, benefits, management rights, and...
The Senate is gearing up to vote on two measures aimed at curbing federal employees’ ability to work on union representational issues while on the clock. Senator Ron Johnson (R-WI) offered a controversial measure as an amendment to the Senate’s annual defense...
The Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) is an independent and semi-judicial agency and is known as the “guardian of Federal merit systems”. It is part of the Executive Branch of the U.S. government and was established in 1979. Appeals If you are a civil servant and...
A highly-rated pain management specialist at a Southeastern Missouri VA, Dr. Klein, is supposed to work with veterans, but instead, he sits in his small office all day and does nothing. Klein describes his current work situation as “solitary confinement” due to...
The government must compensate 25,000 federal employees for damages they incurred during the 2013 shutdown. U.S. Court of Federal Claims Judge Patricia Campbell-Smith ordered compensation to those who signed onto the collective action lawsuit against the government,...
A December 7, 2016 article in News from the Federal Circuit commented that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has issued its decision in Miller v. Dept. of Justice, No. 2015-3149 in which it reversed the decision of the Merit Systems Protection Board...
If you become one of those unlucky federal employees who receives a payment from the Office of Workers Compensation Programs (OWCP) followed by a notice that you have been overpaid don’t pull your hair out. OWCP overpayments can occur and you need to know what to do...
There are over 4,000 pages in the 2015 edition of A Guide to Merit Systems Protection Board Law and Practice. This lengthy reference guide provides practice guidance and analyses of relevant statutes, regulations and case law pertaining to the Merit System Protection...
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