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Q:
Under what circumstances should a manager be charged with Neglect of Duty by a subordinate?
A:
Federal managers may not be held vicariously liable for the actions of subordinate employees, however, the SMPB has held that a manager may be liable if he or she “actually directed [the misconduct]or had knowledge of and acquiesced in the misconduct.” For the MSPB’s discussion of liability in those instances, see Miller V. Dep’t of Health and Human Services 8MSPR249 (1981).
Bill Bransford is managing partner of Shaw Bransford & Roth PC.
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