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MSPB Clarifies Burden-Shifting Framework for Discrimination Appeals

MSPB Clarifies Burden-Shifting Framework for Discrimination Appeals

Proving an Affirmative Defense of Discrimination in an MSPB Appeal The Board’s September 3, 2015…

9 years ago

MSPB Whistleblower Protection Act Decision Clarifies Scope of IRA Appeal

  In Benton-Flores v. Dep’t of Defense, 2014 MSPB 60 (July 31, 2014), the Board…

10 years ago

Whistleblower Lawyer Jason Zuckerman Quoted About Suspicious Investigation of Allegations of Retaliation

An article titled CFPB opens new investigation in bid to exonerate bureau managers on discrimination…

10 years ago

Washington Post Quotes Whistleblower Attorney Jason Zuckerman About Chilling Effect of Insider Threat Program

In a Washington Post article titled Intelligence security initiatives have chilling effect on federal whistleblowers,…

10 years ago

Robust Whistleblower Protections Essential for Civil Servants to Function as the Real Fourth Estate

In a January 20, 2014 column in FedSmith titled The Real Fourth Estate, Jerry Fox…

10 years ago

DC Circuit Decision Highlights Procedural Complexity of Federal Employee Whistleblower Retaliation and Discrimination Claims

The DC Circuit’s recent decision in  Schlottman v. Perez underscores the procedural complexity of federal…

10 years ago