United States Federal Circuit

Where plaintiff averred she was denied veterans' preference rights, which resulted in her not being hired by the postal service in 1994, the Board properly determined that its jurisdiction under the Veterans Employment Opportunity Act of 1998 does not extend to events that occurred before October 31, 1998, the effective date of the Act.

Appellate Information

• Decided 03/21/2002
• Published 03/21/2002

Judges

• CLEVENGER, Circuit Judge., Before CLEVENGER, RADER and PROST, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Federal Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• DaleLyn Lapuh, of Garden Grove, CA, appeared pro se.


• For Appellees:
  
• Calvin M. Morrow, Attorney, Office of the General Counsel, Merit Systems Protection Board, of Washington, DC, argued for respondent.   With him on the brief was Martha B. Schneider.