Justices ponder where fired federal workers can appeal 
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Published: October 8, 2012
Tags: Employment, Federal Courts, U.S. Supreme Court
Sometimes employment litigation is complicated, so much so that the parties and judges can’t even agree on which court has jurisdiction to hear an appeal.
The justices of the U.S. Supreme Court tried to wade through the wording of a complex statute Tuesday to determine whether a federal employee could appeal a decision involving claims of ...
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