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U.S. High Court Issues Split Ruling On Jurisdiction Of Federal Employees' Suit
Posted on 21 Jun 2012 by Bajeerah LaCava

WASHINGTON, D.C. - (Mealey's) The Civil Service Reform Act (CSRA) precludes district court jurisdiction over claims by federal employees seeking to declare acts of Congress unconstitutional, a split U.S. Supreme Court ruled June 11 ( Michael B. Elgin... Read More

Tags: Federal Circuit , Civil Service Reform Act , Equal Protection , Michael B. Elgin , Employment Law , U.S. Department of the Treasury , U.S. Department of the Interior , Fifth Amendment , Litigation , Merit Systems Protection Board , MSPB , Michael B. Elgin v. Department of the Treasury , U.S. Supreme Court , CSRA , Selective Service System

U.S. Supreme Court Says Employment Law Case Belongs In District Court, Not Federal Circuit
Posted on 10 Dec 2012 by Bajeerah LaCava

WASHINGTON, D.C. - (Mealey's) The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ruled Dec. 10 that a federal employee claiming that an agency action appealable to the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) violates an antidiscrimination statute in 5 U.S. Code Section... Read More

Tags: Carolyn M. Kloeckner v. Hilda L. Solis , Federal Circuit , Civil Service Reform Act , U.S. Department of Labor , Hilda L. Solis , Employment Law , Carolyn] Kloeckner , DOL , secretary of Labor , Employment Benefits Security Administration , Litigation , Merit Systems Protection Board , MSPB , U.S. Supreme Court , CSRA

Supreme Court Hears Arguments On Jurisdiction Of Federal Employees' Lawsuit
Posted on 28 Feb 2012 by Bajeerah LaCava

WASHINGTON, D.C. - (Mealey's) The U.S. Congress, through the Civil Service Reform Act (CSRA), did not revoke the district courts' jurisdiction over lawsuits brought by federal employees seeking to declare acts of Congress unconstitutional, the... Read More

Tags: Civil Service Reform Act , Employment Law , Litigation , Michael B. Elgin v. Department of the Treasury , U.S. Supreme Court , CSRA , Congress