· 7/30/1999
Rokki Knee Carr v. Social Security Administration
Citations
- 185 F.3d 1318
- 1999 U.S. App. LEXIS 17942
- 1999 WL 553425
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- noting that the Board, not this Court, considers the strength of the agency’s evidence in support of its personnel action
- noting that the Board, not this Court, considers the strength of the agency’s evidence in support of its personnel action
- noting that the whistleblower protection statutes are not meant to protect employees from their own misconduct
- finding that the Whistleblower Protection Act of 1989 (WPA) is not meant to protect employees from their own misconduct
- explaining that, for an employee to be considered similarly situated to an individual who is disciplined, it must be shown that the conduct and the circumstances surrounding the conduct of the comparison employee are similar to those of the disciplined individual
- addressing the conduct and circumstances surrounding the conduct in determining whether a comparison employee is similar to the disciplined employee
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Judges: Plager, Schall, Bryson
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