It can be difficult to follow an instruction from a supervisor that an employee strongly believes is incorrect, unwarranted, or not applicable to the duties of his or her assigned position. However, for federal government employees, it is usually best to follow the adage, “Obey now, grieve later.” If a federal government employee does notRead More
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MSPB Reverses Indefinite Suspensions Pending Review of Security Clearances
In a series of recent decisions, the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) reversed the indefinite suspensions of federal government employees who had been suspended from their civil service jobs without pay pending decisions regarding the status of their security clearances. The MSPB ordered the employing agencies to cancel the indefinite suspensions of the employees andRead More