Legal Opinion
Dean v. Department of Labor
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided December 9, 2015No. 2015-3131Published
1Per curiam
Petitioner David Dean seeks review of a decision by the Merit Systems Protection Board (“Board”) rejecting his claim under the Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998.
Background
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Most federal civil service employees are employed in either the competitive service or the excepted service. Nat’l Treasury Emps. Union v. Horner, 854 F.2d 490, 492 (D.C.Cir.1988); see also 5 U.S.C. §§ 2102(a)(1), 2103(a). Applicants for employment in the competitive service must generally take a “competitive examination” administered by the Office of Personnel Management (“OPM”). Nat’l Treasury Emps. Union, 854…
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