Question Presented (from Petition)
1. Are USERRA's reemployment rights applicable to federal employees during their probationary period? If so, may an agency-employer terminate an employee during a probationary period without considering reasonableness of the termination for the conduct in question and providing fair notice that the conduct in question would be constitute case for discharge, desp ite OPM's regulations?
2. Whether the Merit Systems Protection Board committed harmful error by applying a legal standard to the reemployment rights of a probationary employee serving in the uniformed services that conflicts with USERRA and the corresponding regulations as promulgated by OPM?
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Are USERRA's reemployment rights applicable to federal employees during their probationary period?
2020-04-08
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/24/2020.
2020-04-06
Reply of petitioner Devona Hollingsworth filed. (Distributed)
2020-03-20
Motion of petitioner to delay distribution of the petition for a writ of certiorari under Rule 15.5 from March 25, 2020 to April 8, 2020, submitted to The Clerk.
2020-03-20
Motion to delay distribution of the petition for a writ certiorari until April 8, 2020, granted.
2020-03-06
Brief of respondent Department of Veterans Affairs in opposition filed.
2020-01-30
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including March 6, 2020.
2020-01-29
Motion to extend the time to file a response from February 5, 2020 to March 6, 2020, submitted to The Clerk.
2020-01-02
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including February 5, 2020.
2019-12-31
Motion to extend the time to file a response from January 6, 2020 to February 5, 2020, submitted to The Clerk.
2019-12-04
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including January 6, 2020.
2019-12-03
Motion to extend the time to file a response from December 6, 2019 to January 6, 2020, submitted to The Clerk.
2019-11-01
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due December 6, 2019)