FLRA chair Susan Tsui Grundmann removed

Date

Feb 10, 2025

Kind

Independent agency

Legal outcome

Reversed on appeal

Source

clearinghouse.net ↗

Agency or court

Federal Labor Relations Authority

What happened

Grundmann was told by email her position was terminated effective immediately, although the statute allows removal only for inefficiency, neglect of duty or malfeasance after notice and hearing. Judge Sparkle Sooknanan ruled the removal unlawful and reinstated her on 2025-03-12; the D.C. Circuit stayed the order in June 2025. After her successor was confirmed, the appeals court on 2026-02-04 granted her motion to dismiss the appeal as moot, vacating the district court's judgment.

Publisher

Civil Rights Litigation Clearinghouse