A Bad Day in Court
A U.S. Marshals Service Officer was faces a lawsuit saying she partially strip searched a Public Defender in front of a male officer and prisoners.
A U.S. Marshals Service Officer was faces a lawsuit saying she partially strip searched a Public Defender in front of a male officer and prisoners.
An Army officer was fired after storing weapons in an abandoned vehicle. He charged that the penalty was too severe and went to federal court to prove his case.
A vocational rehabilitation specialist working with a female veteran with diminished mental capacity was removed after the VA made four charges against him with multiple specifications.
An appeals court has ruled that NPS’ requirement for a permit to conduct any type of expressive activities in national parks is unconstitutional.
A federal employee received a check for $383,600 as a public service award based on his work to expose and stop oil companies’ underpayment of royalties. This led to a suit by the government charging the employee with supplementing his salary in violation of law.
USDA won a court decision that challenged the removal of a scientist who had “romantic relationships” with three female subordinates.
What happens when a Federal employee receives worker’s compensation (FECA) and successfully recovers damages from a third party that caused the injury? The government gets the money, of course, as one couple recently learned.
An appeals court has rejected the argument of a JAG attorney that it should invalidate disciplinary actions taken against him for his “shenanigans” in getting out early with a medical discharge.
An Administrative Law Judge with SSA lost his job after being removed for using government computers to store photos of a personal nature.
A Postal Service supervisor found his 15-year career abruptly ended when the agency caught him “padding” his time and attendance records.