Case Law Update Case Law Update Library Featured May 19, 2026 Federal Circuit: No Need for MSPB to Re-Analyze Carr, Errors in Investigation Different from Errors in Discipline May 19, 2026 May 19, 2026 May 12, 2026 Board Clarifies Standard for Charges of Failure to Cooperate in Absence of Kalkines Warning May 12, 2026 May 12, 2026 April 14, 2026 MSPB Upholds “At-Will Article II Removals” Despite Conflict with CSRA April 14, 2026 April 14, 2026 March 24, 2026 New FMLA Request Requirements for Federal Employees March 24, 2026 March 24, 2026 March 17, 2026 Pay Back: Employee Entitled to Attorneys’ Fees When a Case Becomes Moot after Agency Appeal March 17, 2026 March 17, 2026 December 9, 2025 Federal Circuit Liberally Defines Scope of Reasonableness in Petitions for Enforcement December 9, 2025 December 9, 2025 June 27, 2023 What Happens if You Don’t Meet Your Filing Deadline? Find Out When a Deadline can be Extended Through Equitable Tolling June 27, 2023 June 27, 2023 May 16, 2023 Federal Circuit Clarifies Statutory Requirements for Differential Pay When Federal Employees are Called to Active Duty May 16, 2023 May 16, 2023 May 9, 2023 Supreme Court to Reconsider Chevron May 9, 2023 May 9, 2023 May 1, 2023 Religious Accommodation Test Before the Supreme Court May 1, 2023 May 1, 2023 March 28, 2023 Department of Veterans Affairs Issues Memo Scaling Back Use of 2017 Law Allowing for Expedited Removals March 28, 2023 March 28, 2023 March 21, 2023 MSPB Clarifies Agency Obligations for Fulfilling Interim Relief Orders When An Appellant is Unable to Work March 21, 2023 March 21, 2023 March 7, 2023 U.S. Office of Government Ethics Issues New Guidance on Official Social Media Use March 7, 2023 March 7, 2023 January 24, 2023 VA Cannot Use 2017 Accountability Law to Terminate “Hybrid” Employees January 24, 2023 January 24, 2023 January 17, 2023 When Will the MSPB Waive a Filing Deadline Based on Agency Error? January 17, 2023 January 17, 2023 December 20, 2022 Despite Agency’s Incorrect Deadline Calculation, MSPB Rejects Equitable Relief for Appellant Who Untimely Filed Appeal December 20, 2022 December 20, 2022 December 6, 2022 Federal Circuit Weighs FLSA Timeliness Requirements for Employee Pay During Government Shutdowns December 6, 2022 December 6, 2022 November 1, 2022 The Board Reverses Administrative Judge’s Penalty Mitigation in Sexual Misconduct Case November 1, 2022 November 1, 2022 October 18, 2022 The Board Mitigates Removal for Department of Defense Employee Charged with Stealing Cafeteria Food October 18, 2022 October 18, 2022 October 4, 2022 Federal Circuit Deems Family Medical Opinion Unlawful in Removal Case October 4, 2022 October 4, 2022 September 27, 2022 FMLA & OWCP Claims Aren't Protected Activity, MSPB Rules September 27, 2022 September 27, 2022 September 20, 2022 Due Process Concerns Dismissed in Removal for Failure to Maintain Employment Condition September 20, 2022 September 20, 2022 September 13, 2022 Fifth Circuit Limits Fourth Amendment Actions Involving Federal Employees September 13, 2022 September 13, 2022 September 6, 2022 Fourth Circuit: MSPB Can't Adjudicate "Mixed Case" of EEO Claims, IRA Appeals September 6, 2022 September 6, 2022 August 30, 2022 Supreme Court Grants Cert to Split Circuit Decision on DHS Immigration Guidance August 30, 2022 August 30, 2022 August 23, 2022 Failure to Allege Protected Employee Disclosures Precluded MSPB Jurisdiction August 23, 2022 August 23, 2022 August 16, 2022 Agencies Can Reissue Disciplinary Actions While Pursuing Appeal of Procedural Loss August 16, 2022 August 16, 2022 August 9, 2022 MSPB Asserts Jurisdiction in Select EOP Adverse Action Appeals August 9, 2022 August 9, 2022 August 2, 2022 MSPB Finds Veterans Employment Violations Require Reconstructed Selection Process August 2, 2022 August 2, 2022 July 26, 2022 Agency Insisted Employee Submit Health Records Indicating Condition's Lack of Threat July 26, 2022 July 26, 2022