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Originally Posted by njbchbum
thanks for the response, bbqman. can you tell me what law it is that protects the public emloyee from being released at will. appreciate it.
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Civil Servants (Federal) were initially provided protection under the Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act of 1883 that initially protected only 10% of Federal Employees. However, by 1896 the vast majority of non-military Federal jobs were under Civil Service. This was reinforced by the Hatch Act of 1939 that prohibited using Federal Employees in the Executive branch from Further reinforcement came about in 1978 when the Merit System Protection Board was established.
If you want to know the total job protection provided by these acts, ask yourself the question, “When was the last time you knew of a Federal civil servant being fired for anything other than criminal activity?” Incompetence and laziness are not reasons for termination.