Orderwhich were done by Defendants Hibner, Michaeli, Guerini and Paliwodahe was downgraded in at least one element a year. Plaintiff disagrees with the negative aspects of his evaluations and feels that he did not deserve any downgrading.
Risher also complains of his 1986 transfer of Defendant Guerini's Tracks instruction group and his subsequent placement in Defendant Paliwoda's Wheels group, contending that he was transferred because he disagreed with Defendant Guerini's account of the circumstances surrounding Plaintiff's compensation claim. Plaintiff further contends that his re-transfer to Defendant Guerini's group was the result of his having challenged Defendant Paliwoda's written reprimand of him.
Plaintiff further complains of his supervisors' having required him to provide documentation for a five-day "medical" absence from work, and for his request that he be relieved of overseastravel requirements because of his mother's health.
Finally, Risher complains of not having been reimbursed for "on the job" expenditures, and not having awarded a Desert Storm "beyond the call of duty" cash award and "SMART program" monetary awards.
Preparation of performance evaluations, documentation of workers' compensation claims, reimbursement for on-the-job expenditures, disciplinary reprimands, release from travel requirements of his job, granting performance awards, determination of sick leave use, assignment of work, and monitoring work hourssuch as the matters Plaintiff complains of in this actionare clearly "personnel actions" covered under § 2302 of the CSRA.
Each of these actions, or inactions, complained of by the Plaintiff arose directly out of his employment responsibilities and squarely within the context and confines of his employment relationship with his supervisors. The policies of preemption