Several items of interest are discussed this week by Peter Broida:
- Colbert v. VA, 2014 MSPB 80 (Oct. 16, 2014) (IRA whistleblower reprisal: liberal pleading standard applied as to the knowledge requirement and clarification of whether a constructive adverse action will be treated as an IRA case when it is initiated with OSC and then appealed to the Board).
- SPORT and Dept. of Air Force, Edwards AFB, 68 FLRA No. 2 (Oct. 14, 2014) (furloughs: the "necessary functioning" exception excused an agency from delaying a furlough pending the outcome of impact bargaining).
- New OPM Publication: Fostering Fair Employment Opportunities for Applicants Who are Unemployed or Facing Financial Difficulty Through No Fault of Their Own: What hiring officials need to know.
