United States preclusionfederal employeesimplied repeal

United States v. Fausto

484 U.S. 439 (1988)

JurisdictionUnited States

CourtSupreme Court of the United States

Year1988

StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

The Civil Service Reform Act is the exclusive and comprehensive remedy for covered federal personnel actions, so its deliberate omission of administrative and judicial review for certain employees (nonpreference eligibles in the excepted service) precludes them from obtaining review under the Back Pay Act or Tucker Act.

Area of Law

General

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