Jones v. Department of Health & Human Services

John Paul Jones, III, petitions for review of a final decision of the Merit Systems Protection Board. Mr. Jones filed two appeals with the Board, alleging that the Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) violated the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 (“USERRA”) when he was not selected for the position of Lead Public Health Advisor. The Board consolidated the appeals and denied his request for corrective action. We affirm.

Background

Mr. Jones is a Vietnam War veteran who applied through two concurrent vacancy announcements for a Lead Public Health…