Daluz v. United States

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND FINAL ORDER

BRADEN, Judge.

I. RELEVANT FACTS1

In June 1998, Plaintiff was hired as a GS-7 Psychology Technician at the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Miami, Florida (“Medical Center”). See Am. Compl. ¶ 5. On or about July 2001, the Medical Center discharged Plaintiff for violations of leave policy. See Gov’t Mot. Dis. at 2 n. 1 (citing Daluz v. Dep’t of Veterans Affairs, No. AT-0752-01-0820-1-1 (M.S.P.B. June 10, 2002) (initial decision) at 1-2).

During Plaintiffs employment at the Medical Center, he was subject to a Collective Bargaining Agreement between…