Legal Opinion
Kirk Bigelow v. Department of Health and Human Services, Joseph Higgins v. Department of Health and Human Services
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided December 19, 1984No. Appeal 84-918, 84-927PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FRIEDMAN, Circuit Judge.
These petitions for review challenge two arbitrators’ awards (1) upholding the Social Security Administration’s (Administration) suspension of the petitioners, and (2) reversing the discharges of the petitioners and reinstating them without backpay. Both cases present the same issues on substantially identical facts, and we decide them in a single opinion. We affirm both awards.
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Kirk Bigelow and Joseph Higgins were employed by the Administration as claims representatives. They had been active as union representatives since 1975. In December 1981, Bigelow was elected…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- United States v. United Mine Workers of AmericaSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Israel Alicea Rosado v. Ramon Garcia SantiagoCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1977
- Boyle v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1975
- James B. Nagel v. Department of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1983
- Comberiate v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1973
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3Cited by7 opinions
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- Daryel Garrison v. Department of JusticeCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1996
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