Federal Circuit Rules VA Must Use Higher Evidence Standard, Apply Douglas Factors
The Federal Circuit issued two complementary opinions applying its 2021 precedent to disciplinary actions taken by the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Inside Santos: Landmark Decision Requiring Agency Justification of a PIP
Understand the practical application of the Federal Circut's decision in Santos v. NASA for agencies and federal managers — a Shaw Bransford & Roth attorney will explain the holding in this live webinar.
Two Dissenters Push Back on Federal Circuit’s Denial of Braun v. HHS Rehearing
We previously reported on the Federal Circuit’s December 21, 2020 opinion in Braun v. HHS, a case where the appeals court found that HHS could utilize its generic “for cause” procedures to terminate tenured scientists for at least some performance-based reasons, despite the existence of a performance process requiring additional process for “de-tenuring” prior to termination.
Preselection Coupled With Service Discrimination Violates USERRA, Rules Federal Circuit
The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit described the litigation of a case it adjudicated on May 14, 2021 as “the decade-long journey of a hard-working man who served his country honorably, only to face workplace discrimination on the basis of that service.”