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A Guide to Merit Systems Protection Board Law and Practice
By: Broida
Price: $725.00
Edition: 39th/2022
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A Guide to MSPB Law and Practice, 2022

Written by Peter Broida, a longtime practitioner before the Merit Systems Protection Board, a lecturer on MSPB practice, and author of other comprehensive titles on the law and procedure of the MSPB, the MSPB Guide is the standard reference on the MSPB and its reviewing court, the Federal Circuit. This treatise provides practice guidance and analyses of the relevant statutes, regulations, and case law. It is annually updated and extends back to the Board’s 1978 inception.

Easy to read, two column format: view sample pages.

With analysis of 2021 and early 2022 decisions of the MSPB and its reviewing court and major developments during 2021.

For over 35 years, agencies, unions, and employee representatives, and others who administer personnel, civil rights, and labor relations programs have relied on the MSPB Guide for its authoritative reporting and advice on topics including:

This Guide is a component of the American Civil Service Law Series. Also included are a detailed table of contents, case table, bibliography, index, and glossary.

A Guide to Merit Systems Protection Board Law and Practice is available as a softcover three volume book and/or a PDF file with many useful features delivered on a CD-ROM, USB Flash Drive, or download. Hyperlinks allow the reader to move quickly between the Table of Contents and Index entries and the corresponding portions of the text. Internal hyperlinks serve as a cross-reference feature within the text, and web links of major cases take users to full text versions available online.



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