Legal Opinion
Frazier v. Merit Systems Protection Board
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided March 2, 1982No. Nos. 80-1067, 80-1986PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Senior Circuit Judge BAZELON.
BAZELON, Senior Circuit Judge:
This case presents a number of important questions of first impression arising under the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978 (CSRA or Act). A central purpose of the Act is to provide increased protection for “whistle-blowers,” federal employees seeking to disclose wrongdoing in the government. The Act authorizes the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB or Board), on petition of an independent Special Counsel, to order “corrective action” by federal agencies whose officials have sought to retaliate against…
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3Cited by24 opinions
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