Weiss v. Merit Systems Protection Board

After untimely submitting her petition for review of the Merit Systems Protection Board’s initial decision, Robin Weiss asked the Board to waive its timely filing requirement for good cause. The Board denied Ms. Weiss’s request, finding that she had not shown that her alleged medical illness and technical issues prevented her from timely filing. Because the Board’s decision was not an abuse of discretion, we affirm.

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On June 4, 2010, the Department of the Interior terminated Ms. Weiss’s probationary appointment as a Land Law Assistant with the Department’s Bureau of Land Management in…