Appeal Information

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Note: you generally only have only 30 days to file appeals

Documents and forms:

There should be pdfs here

Rights of probationary employees: https://www.justsecurity.org/107230/federal-employee-rights-probationary-faqs/

Office of Special Counsel (OSC)’s primary mission is to safeguard the merit system by protecting federal employees and applicants from prohibited personnel practices (PPPs), especially reprisal for whistleblowing.”

Learn How to File an Appeal (U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board):https://www.mspb.gov/appeals/appeals.htm

One of the Merit System Protect Board (MSPB0’s primary statutory functions is to protect Federal merit systems against partisan political and other prohibited personnel practices by adjudicating employee appeals over which the Board has been given jurisdiction.”

Standards of Ethical Conduct for Employees of the Executive Branch (U.S. Office of Government Ethics):https://www.oge.gov/web/oge.nsf/resources_standards-of-conduct

You can review your employment rights under federal law here: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/employee-relations/employee-rights-appeals/#url=Appeals

To understand statutory whistleblower protections and accompanying resources, click here: https://whistleblower.house.gov/resources/resources-whistleblowers

To understand prohibited personnel practices including the right to appeal, visit here: https://www.mspb.gov/ppp/ppp.htm#faq