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		<title>Retired Postal Worker Fights To Get Job Back After 20 Years</title>
		<link>http://www.postalreporternews.net/2012/01/05/retired-postal-worker-fights-to-get-job-back-after-20-years/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 16:26:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Charles Johnson worked for the United States Postal Service from 1960 until he accepted an early retirement offer on November 20, 1992, at age 52. The following is from the Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit  and the MSPB. JOHNSON v. MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD CHARLES G. JOHNSON, Petitioner, v. MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD, Respondent. No. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>MSPB to Hear Oral Arguments in NRP Appeals On December 13th</title>
		<link>http://www.postalreporternews.net/2011/11/29/mspb-to-hear-oral-arguments-in-nrp-appeals-on-december-13th/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2011 04:39:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Tuesday, December 13, 2011, MSPB will hear oral arguments in the matters of James C. Latham v. U.S. Postal Service, MSPB Docket Number DA-0353-10-0408-I-1; Ruby N. Turner v. U.S. Postal Service, MSPB Docket Number SF-0353-10-0329-I-1; Arleather Reaves v. U.S. Postal Service, MSPB Docket Number CH-0353-10-0823-I-1; Cynthia E. Lundy v. U.S. Postal Service, MSPB Docket [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Postmaster A Victim of Customer Stalking Wins MSPB Appeal</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2011 16:04:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[From the Merit System Protection Board: The  EAS-16 Postmaster in Diamond, Ohio, alleged that the USPS placed her on enforced leave due to its failure to reassign her to another post office. The administrative judge gave the Postmaster notice of the burden to establish jurisdiction over an enforced leave claim in two situations, where an [...]]]></description>
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		<title>MSPB Begins Posting Nonprecedential Decisions On Its Website</title>
		<link>http://www.postalreporternews.net/2011/10/05/mspb-begins-posting-nonprecedential-decisions-on-its-website/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Oct 2011 06:17:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB)  issued the following press release: The U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB or the Board) began posting on its website nonprecedential orders issued on or after October 1, 2011. Nonprecedential decisions were not previously on the MSPB website. A nonprecedential order is one that the Board has determined does [...]]]></description>
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		<title>MSPB Accepting Amicus Briefs in Postal Workers&#8217; National Reassessment Process Cases</title>
		<link>http://www.postalreporternews.net/2011/08/06/mspb-accepting-amicus-briefs-in-postal-workers-national-reassessment-process-cases/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Aug 2011 09:04:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thanks to a PostalReporter.com reader for alerting us to this notice. The Merit System Protection Board (MSPB) has announced an opportunity for interested parties to file amicus briefs (Literally, friend of the court. A person with strong interest in or views on the subject matter of an action, but not a party to the action) [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Postal Worker Fired For Excessive Use Of Military Leave Wins Partial Court Victory&#8230;AGAIN!</title>
		<link>http://www.postalreporternews.net/2011/02/28/postal-worker-fired-for-excessive-use-of-military-leave-wins-partial-court-victory-again/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Mar 2011 06:41:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sidenote: Richard Erickson has &#8220;served in the military for over two decades, during which time he achieved the highest rank possible for a non-commissioned officer [Sergeant Major], and was awarded the Silver Star and the Army Commendation Medal for Valor.&#8221; source: Erickson v. U.S. Postal Service, MSPB Docket No. AT-3443-07-0016-I-2 (Initial Decision, Sept. 26, 2007). [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Demoted Postal Manager Appeals Part-Time Status to MSPB</title>
		<link>http://www.postalreporternews.net/2010/12/07/demoted-postal-manager-appeals-part-time-status-to-mspb/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Dec 2010 19:09:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A former California Postal Manager is attempting to circumvent the seniority provisions of the APWU National Agreement. The Postal Manager filed an appeal of the agency’s action removing her from the position of EAS-19 Manager Customer Services effective January 18, 2009. The parties entered into a settlement agreement disposing of the appeal, and the administrative [...]]]></description>
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		<title>MSPB Questions Disparate Treatment of Postal Worker in Marijuana Case At Training Center</title>
		<link>http://www.postalreporternews.net/2010/12/05/mspb-questions-disparate-treatment-of-postal-worker-in-marijuana-case-at-training-center/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Dec 2010 07:43:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The appellant was employed by the agency as a Building Equipment Mechanic at the agency’s Miami, Florida, Processing and Distribution Center. The appellant petitioned for review of an initial decision that affirmed his removal on a charge of improper conduct, i.e., possessing and consuming an illicit substance (marijuana) while attending a training course in Norman, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>MSPB Overturns Demotion of Postal Supervisor For Misuse Of USPS Credit Card</title>
		<link>http://www.postalreporternews.net/2010/11/07/mspb-overturns-demotion-of-postal-supervisor-for-misuse-of-usps-credit-card/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Nov 2010 07:54:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The following is a modified version of the MSPB case: Based on the results of an investigation, USPS removed the appellant from his position as EAS-17 Supervisor, Distribution Operations, on a charge of failure to follow instructions – unauthorized purchases on his government credit card. USPS listed three specifications: (1) using his assigned government credit [...]]]></description>
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		<title>MSPB: USPS National Reassessment Process Must Find Work For Injured Employees In Commuting Area</title>
		<link>http://www.postalreporternews.net/2010/10/30/mspb-usps-national-reassessment-process-must-find-work-for-injured-employees-in-commuting-area/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 30 Oct 2010 11:27:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[More MSPB cases filed by Postal Workers were remanded during the month of October. The cases were remanded because the Postal Service’s job search under the National Reassessment Process was limited to installations within a single district and failed to include the entire commuting area as required by 5 C.F.R. § 353.301(d). Each decision cited [...]]]></description>
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