If you are a federal employee that loses a job, you have some very specific rights to ensure that you are treated fairly and that your termination was consistent with agency policies and procedures. If you feel that policies and procedures were not followed, then you may have an MSPB case on your hands.

Most people have heard of the EEOC. It’s a federal agency that helps field complaints about discrimination in the workplace, retaliation and other injustices in the workplace. However, the MSPB (Merit Systems Protection Board) is a lesser-known entity that deals with the rights that federal workers have to due process. If you are fired, removed or suspended under certain circumstances, you may be able to file an appeal with the MSPB. Then you are entitled to a hearing to determine the validity of your complaint. 

The MSPB is able to investigate whether due process has been followed in the termination. Clearly, these procedures mimic the legal systems, but they aren’t actually part of the court system. You don’t have the right to a jury, but you do have the right to have your complaint heard by an MSPB judge, who is also a Federal employee. It’s much more user-friendly than the EEOC. Listen in today as Rob Porter answers all your questions today!

Show Highlights:

• What MSPB is 
• The difference between MSBP and the EEOC process 
• How your fifth amendment rights are implemented 
• How does an individual get to the MSPB
• How to file a complaint 
• Specialized court for federal employees 
• The easiest and cleanest way to win an MPSB case 
• The difficulties of winning a case without a lawyer 
• What happens after the initial conference with the judge 
• Minor pitfalls that can harm your case unintentionally 
• What happens after deposition 
• Preparing for the pre-hearing 
• How a hearing is executed 
• The difference between a chapter 43 and 75 case 
• How a judge rules on the case 
• Factors that decide if you can get reinstated after an MSPB case

Resources:

Spiggle Law