Test on Coercion Outlined

A recent decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit laid out the test for determining whether an employee who contends a resignation was coerced-a very common complaint–has rights to a hearing before the Merit Systems Protection Board that could result in being reinstated. In sum, the court said that to invoke the Board’s jurisdiction and gain a hearing to determine voluntariness on the merits of the case, the employee need only make a “non-frivolous allegation that, if proven, could establish that his resignation was coerced. For excerpts from this important decision, go to https://www.fedweek.com/HotFreeNews/default.asp for the full story in the hot free info section of our website.