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HR 5894 109th Congress House Government Operations and Politics Administrative remedies Armed Forces and National Security Dismissal of employees Employee rights Federal employees Government paperwork Labor and Employment Law Merit Systems Protection Board Relocation Veterans' benefits Veterans' employment

Veterans Reassignment Protection Act

Introduced: July 26, 2006 See on congress.gov
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Jul 26, 2006
Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.
Jul 26, 2006
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Veterans Reassignment Protection Act - Prohibits a preference eligible federal employee (including a preference eligible serving in or under the U.S. Postal Service) from being involuntarily separated for failing to accept a directed reassignment to a position outside his or her commuting area or to accompany a position outside of such area pursuant to a transfer of function unless such preference eligible: (1) receives written notice of the reassignment at least 30 days before the effective date of the reassignment; and (2) is allowed to elect to have the selection of employees for release conducted in the same manner as would be required in the case of a reduction in force.

Entitles a preference eligible involuntarily separated in the circumstances described above to appeal to the Merit Systems Protection Board any failure to comply with the requirements of this Act.

What's happening now July 26, 2006

Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.

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