Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
The FAST Justice Act addresses delays in the federal employee appeals process by establishing a 120-day deadline for the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) to take action on appeals filed by federal employees or job applicants. If the MSPB fails to meet this deadline, employees can bypass the board and file a civil lawsuit directly in federal district court to challenge the personnel action that prompted their appeal. The bill allows these lawsuits to be filed in any district where the personnel action occurred or where the employee would have worked, and establishes that courts should apply the same standards of review the MSPB would have used. The legislation does not eliminate the existing MSPB appeal process or change how courts review MSPB decisions when they are issued on time; rather, it creates an alternative path for cases stalled beyond 120 days.
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