What is the Merit Systems Protection Board?
The MSPB is an independent quasi-judicial agency, which was established to protect federal merit systems against partisan political and other prohibited personnel practices and to ensure adequate protection for employees against abuses by agency management. As part of its mission, the Board adjudicates employee appeals of personnel actions over which MSPB has jurisdiction, such as removals, suspension, furloughs, and demotions. The MSPB’s mission can be found at www.mspb.gov. 3. Can anyone bring an EEO discrimination claim to MSPB? No. Only certain employees may appeal to the MSPB, and only concerning certain types of employment actions. In other words, a person must have the right to be heard before the MSPB, and that the individual’s EEO claim must involve the type of claim over which the MSPB has jurisdiction. The MSPB will have no jurisdiction over the matter unless the complainant meets both criteria, i.e., the person has the employment status to appear before the MSPB; and his/he
