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Case surge from fired federal workers jams federal board

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U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board handles appeals from federal workers who have been terminated or allege they were victims of prohibited actions by their employers.

CBS News review of agency records shows the board has experienced a surge in new cases.

In the past week , the board received at least 1,845 new cases from employees nationwide.

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