MSPB analysis: Recent trends in “lack of candor” charges.
Increasingly, Federal agencies are charging employees with misconduct based on “lack of candor”. This charge is what Agencies use when they can’t prove “falsification”. Falsification is an intentional...
View ArticleMSPB: Credit Card Misuse Charges
One very serious situation for Federal employees are allegations that the employee misused a government credit card. The scenario that commonly arises usually involve a government credit card or travel...
View ArticleMSPB: Charges of AWOL (Absent Without Leave)
An Agency can take disciplinary action or adverse action against a Federal Employee for being Absent Without Leave (AWOL). Rarely, however, is the Federal Employee both absent from work and absent...
View ArticleMSPB: Elements of a Charge of Failure to Follow Leave Procedures
Federal Agencies that take an adverse action against a Federal Employee based on “failure to follow leave procedures” will have to prove certain elements of that charge before the Merit Systems...
View ArticleMSPB: Leave Based Adverse Actions against the Federal Employee
There are, generally, four major leave-based adverse actions that a Federal Employee can challenge to the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB). 1) AWOL 2) Failure to Follow Leave Requesting Procedures...
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