OPM Proposes New Reg for Probationer MSPB Appeal Rights.
Monday, May 7th, 2007OPM has issued a proposed regulation that will, according to the MSPB, “…[provide] additional procedural and appeal rights to individuals who are serving a probationary period in the competitive service or a trial period in the excepted service if they have sufficient “current continuous service” to qualify as employees with those rights under 5 U.S.C. § 7511.”
The proposed regulation was added to conform to decisions of the Federal Circuit in Van Wersch v. Department of Health and Human Services, 197 F.3d 1144 (Fed. Cir. 1999) and McCormick v. Department of the Air Force, 307 F.3d 1339 (Fed. Cir. 2002).
You can read the proposed regulation by clicking here:
OPM Regulation Regarding Probationary Employee MSPB Appeal Rights
The Attig Law Firm encourages anyone interested in the appeal rights of probationary employees to read the regulation and comment, if you desire, on or before July 2, 2007.
If you have a question about what this regulation means, or how this regulation might apply to you or affect you, don’t hesitate to contact the Attig Law Firm today.
