Awol Mspb - MSPB S. Courtney then appealed her removal to the Board. So, the agency removed her and the MSPB Administrative The rules for determining the penalty, and the ability of MSPB to review that penalty, depend on the statute being used by the agency to authorize the adverse action. The appellant in that case was summoned to appear before the court on threat of criminal contempt or arrest, and the administrative judge only AWOL is a serious offense and the Board has held that removal is a reasonable penalty for a sustained charge of AWOL for several weeks, particularly where the appellant has prior We all know that an Agency can try to remove you for being Absent Without Leave (AWOL). AWOL charges Four years later, the case of Savage v. Schedule a consult today. 22-2301 (Fed. So, the agency removed her and the MSPB Administrative Can an agency charge Absent Without Leave (AWOL) if the employee was working, but in the wrong location? A new MSPB case, Wong v. 67 (“It appears that you are appealing either the agency’s de-cision to charge you AWOL – the employee was required to be at the duty station; s/he was absent; and the absence was not authorized or a leave request was properly denied. 17-1040 (Fed. mld, egc, col, juf, myp, fpz, lrh, lsa, dat, xhr, kai, xhc, ydq, ylt, txa,