Summary: Several items of interest are discussed this week by Peter Broida: Rainey v. Dept. of State, 2015 MSPB 49 (Aug. 6, 2015) (prohibited personnel practice: personnel action taken because an individual refuses an order requiring violation of a law); Wilson v. Dept. of Navy, 2015 MSPB 48 (Aug. 5, 2015) (USERRA violation cannot be asserted an affirmative defense to a clearance-based removal); EEOC MD-110 Revisions (August 2015) (clarification on conflicts of interest for agency counsel, agency heads, and EEO directors; conduct of legal sufficiency reviews; firewalls between agency litigation counsel and EEO officials responsible for counseling, acceptance of complaints, and investigations of complaints)
