A former SES employee who was reassigned to a GS-15 job resigned and then argued he was constructively removed because of sex discrimination and intolerable working conditions. He went to federal court to argue his case but did not make a convincing case.
An FBI raid on the office of Congressman William Jefferson led to a court case. The FBI was investigating allegation of bribery. The court held that some items should be returned to the Congressman.
A Park Police Officer stopped and arrested a man for violating the Washington, DC dog leash law and for assault on a police officer and the dog walker spent the night in a DC jail. The dog walker sued the federal employee in her personal capacity and the case went to federal court.
An employee of the Internal Revenue Service argued that because he was indicted under a different criminal provision than the one used to arrest him that his indefinite suspension should be terminated.
An employee of the Postal Service took a second job working for the Transportation Security Administration while on sick leave for the Postal Service. That led to his removal from the Postal Service. He apparently thought that action was unfair, so the twice-hired and once fired federal employee decided to challenge the Postal Service in court.
This Social Security Administration employee encountered problems in her first job with the agency and resigned after one suspension and a proposed second suspension. She was hired in a different office in another state two years later. After the job became permanent, the agency sent her a proposed removal notice for a variety of charges. She went to federal court after losing before the MSPB.
One fallout from the notorious “outing” of Valerie Plame Wilson as a CIA operative was a high-profile lawsuit brought by the Wilsons against “Scooter” Libbey, Vice President Cheney, and other Executive Branch officials in their personal capacity. The Wilsons wanted money damages to be paid by these officials personally for their alleged violations of the Wilsons’ First and Fifth Amendments rights under the Constitution. A federal district court has now dismissed the Wilsons’ case.
An employee of the Federal Aviation Administration who was subject to a reduction in force (RIF) filed an appeal with the MSPB. But he had already joined a class action lawsuit so the MSPB dismissed his appeal but his name was also withdrawn from the class action lawsuit as a result of a motion from his attorney. Left out despite the numerous initial options, he went to federal court to try for a more favorable outcome.
Through a notice of removal back in 2002, a settlement agreement, and litigation before the MSPB, the Postal Service has been trying hard to resolve litigation by a former supervisor that the agency had originally proposed to fire from her job in Omaha. The agency may have finally succeeded after a decision from a federal court.
Can using a government computer to set up a website with unauthorized material lead to losing a federal job? This Navy employee found out the answer after he posted material discussing his job duties and his unhappiness with his job and co-workers.
