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''Curtis Douglas v. Veterans Administration''' was the lead case in a 1981 decision of the [[Merit Systems Protection Board]] which defined three issues as a matter of labor law:

'''Curtis Douglas v. Veterans Administration''' was the lead case in a 1981 decision of the [[Merit Systems Protection Board]] which defined three issues as a matter of labor law:

#That the MSPB, as the successor to the Civil Service Commission, could reduce a penalty given by a government agency for employee misconduct, if it determined that "the penalty does not promote the efficiency of the service";

#That the MSPB, as the successor to the Civil Service Commission, could reduce a penalty given by a government agency for employee misconduct, if it determined that "the penalty does not promote the efficiency of the service";

#Thatr the standard of [[preponderance of the evidence]] is the correct standard to use in determining if an agency-imposed sanction should be sustained; and

#That the standard of [[preponderance of the evidence]] is the correct standard to use in determining if an agency-imposed sanction should be sustained; and

#Finally, it defined the factors (later called '''Douglas factors''') which must be used by government agencies (when applicable) in determining the appropriate sanction.

#Finally, it defined the factors (later called '''Douglas factors''') which must be used by government agencies (when applicable) in determining the appropriate sanction.

*[https://web.archive.org/web/20141204231122/http://www.mspb.gov/netsearch/viewdocs.aspx?docnumber=253434&version=253721&application=ACROBAT Original Decision]

*[https://web.archive.org/web/20141204231122/http://www.mspb.gov/netsearch/viewdocs.aspx?docnumber=253434&version=253721&application=ACROBAT Original Decision]

[[Category:Court Cases]]

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