Federal workers looking to challenge removals, suspensions, or other adverse actions face a tough choice: go to an appeals board that’s been without a quorum for almost three years and wait for a decision, or go to court despite the potential expense.
The Merit Systems Protection Board, with three members at full strength, hasn’t had a two-member quorum since January 2017 or any members at all since the end of February. As a result, it can’t hear appeals of initial decisions from MSPB administrative judges in cases alleging whistleblower retaliation, discrimination, nepotism, or other prohibited personnel practices.
The board’s ...
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