Legal Opinion
Peter D. Borsari v. Federal Aviation Administration, Merit Systems Protection Board, Intervenor
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided February 1, 1983No. 533, Docket 82-4140PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
IRVING R. KAUFMAN, Circuit Judge:
The merit system lies at the heart of the American civil service. The Civil Service Reform Act of 1978 guarantees that federal employment decisions will not be based on extraneous factors such as race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. That statute also protects federal employees from being penalized for certain types of off-duty misconduct. Federal agencies, however, were never intended to be restrained from taking steps necessary to safeguard the public. Because we find the dismissal of air traffic controller Peter D. Borsari resulted not from…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- People v. KennyNew York Court of Appeals · 1972
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