Indy Week has an article giving a lot of fascinating background on the case of Andrew McGuffin, a Social Security attorney-advisor who was fired less than a year after being hired. I had posted earlier about the decision of the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals in McGuffin's case.
It's clear from the records that McGuffin was fired so quickly because he is a veteran. After only a year, it's much harder to fire a vet. The same protections only kick in after two years for non-veterans. The problem for Social Security was that McGuffin demonstrated low productivity but there were no productivity standards for the first year of employment for attorney-advisors. Those kicked in only after the first year after which it would have been harder to fire McGuffin because he is a vet. They fired him anyway. McGuffin sued and eventually won.
By the way, while it has nothing to do with this case, I can't help thinking of Alfred Hitchcock when I hear the name McGuffin.
It's clear from the records that McGuffin was fired so quickly because he is a veteran. After only a year, it's much harder to fire a vet. The same protections only kick in after two years for non-veterans. The problem for Social Security was that McGuffin demonstrated low productivity but there were no productivity standards for the first year of employment for attorney-advisors. Those kicked in only after the first year after which it would have been harder to fire McGuffin because he is a vet. They fired him anyway. McGuffin sued and eventually won.
By the way, while it has nothing to do with this case, I can't help thinking of Alfred Hitchcock when I hear the name McGuffin.
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