By Dan Gephart, July 26, 2021 The telework paradigm shifted greatly during the pandemic and nowhere is that clearer than in the 38-page guidance the Office of Personnel Management released late last week. While titled “Additional Guidance on Post-Reentry Personnel...
By Dan Gephart, January 7, 2020 When I first started working in the area federal employment law many years ago, I called around, looking for advice. One highly regarded and experienced attorney told me: If you need to understand anything at all about the Merit Systems...
Download Registration Form Course Description The Executive Orders President Biden signed early on in his presidency have significantly changed the face of the federal workplace, leading to changes in workplace diversity initiatives, LGBTQ issues, labor relations...
By Dan Gephart, September 11, 2023 The overworn idiom about the road to a certain scorching and undesirable place (no, I’m not talking my former state of residence, Florida) being “paved with good intentions” applies to the Rehabilitation Act. Just replace the H, the...
By Dan Gephart, August 29, 2023 An agency should not make a decision on a reasonable accommodation request until it determines whether the employee is “qualified,” and that step can’t be completed until the agency has identified the essential functions of the job at...
Course Description An increase in reasonable accommodations requests based on religion and disability. Pandemic-related civil rights crises. Increased discussion of diversity and inclusion. Way too many harassment complaints. Talk of changes to the EEO process.[...]