Hoard v. United States Postal Service

Warren Hoard seeks review of the November 25, 2002, decision of the Merit Systems Protection Board, No. SE3443020065-I-1, dismissing his appeal for lack of jurisdiction. Because the board does not have jurisdiction over the reassignment of a preference eligible employee to the same pay and grade, we affirm.

Hoard was a flat sorter machine clerk for the U.S. Postal Service in Portland, Oregon, when he received notice on June 29, 2001, that he would be involuntarily reassigned due to the impact of automation. Because he chose not to bid on any posted assignments, he was arbitrarily assigned to…