April 20, 2015




The Dewey Publications Podcast show

Summary: Several items of interest are discussed this week by Peter Broida: Johnson v. Dept. of Air Force, DE­0752­14­0091­I­2 (NP 4/2/2015) (adverse action resulting from unintended off­duty consumption of a marijuana laced brownie at a birthday party); Parker v. VA, 2015 MSPB 30 (4/6/2015) (adverse action based on false EEO complaint); AFGE Local 3961 and Dept. of Air Force, Ft. Sam Houston, 68 FLRA No. 75 (4/10/2015) (consequences of brief electronic filing system delay on exceptions to an arbitration award); Dept. of Air Force, Hill AFB and AFGE Local 1592, 68 FLRA No. 80 (4/16/2015) (effect of exclusions from the FLMRS under 5 USC 7103(b)(1) and E.O. 12,171 upon union representation rights at agency investigatory interviews); the answers to last podcast's surprise quiz on the top 10 Board cases of all time; Plus a special question for exceptionally Board­centric practitioners.