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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