Phyllis Taylor v. Social Security Administration

889 F.2d 1099

Unpublished Disposition
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Phyllis TAYLOR, Petitioner,
v.
SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION, Respondent.

No. 89-3156.

United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit.

Oct. 10, 1989.

Before FRIEDMAN, Circuit Judge, BALDWIN, Senior Circuit Judge, and MAYER, Circuit Judge.

BALDWIN, Senior Circuit Judge.

DECISION

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Phyllis Taylor (petitioner) appeals the Voluntary Labor Arbitration Tribunal's (VLAT) decision, Case No. 72 30 0496 83, sustaining her demotion by the Social Security Administration. We affirm.

OPINION

2

Our review of the VLAT decision is limited to a determination of whether such decision is:

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(1) arbitrary, capricious, an abuse of discretion, or otherwise not in accordance with law;

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(2) obtained without procedures required by law, rule, or regulation having been followed; or

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(3) unsupported by substantial evidence.

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5 U.S.C. Sec. 7703(c) (1982); see Hayes v. Department of Navy, 727 F.2d 1535, 1537 (Fed.Cir.1984).

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After reviewing all of petitioner's arguments, we conclude that petitioner has not shown that any of the above grounds for reversal exists.