May 24, 2016

Federal employee resignation can start lawsuit time limit (constructive discharge claim)


Resignation Can Start Lawsuit Time Limit


'...The Supreme Court on Monday ruled that federal workers who want to file a constructive discharge claim have 45 days from the time they resign to do so. The ruling effectively extends the time former federal employees have to file lawsuits over purported discriminatory acts in the workplace. With their 7-1 ruling the court rejected the Justice Department's argument that the clock should start ticking on such claims when the conditions the filers allegedly confronted at work became intolerable. Marvin Green, a former Colorado postmaster, claimed in a lawsuit ...'


Reference: www.courthousenews.com
Tags: constructive discharge claim

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