This question came to Ask FELTG with the following hypothetical example: The expected due date for a baby is December 26, 2020 and the employee is hoping to take Paid Parental Leave from December 11, 2020 through sometime in March 2021. During this period, we have...

This question came in as a response to FELTG President Deborah Hopkins’ recent article Can Delaying Discipline Cause EEO Liability for an Agency? in our August newsletter. And here's the answer: When it comes to federal employee discipline, unless classified/secret...

Crime rates dropped suddenly at the beginning of the pandemic. However, several sources are reporting that those rates have started to soar again. Anecdotally, it certainly seems to be the case based on the letters that have come into the old Ask FELTG mailbox...

This question came into the FELTG mailbag with this hypothetical situation: A direct supervisor of an employee proposed discipline as the Proposing Official and that person’s second-line supervisor was deemed the Deciding Official. However, during the 30-day period...

There’s often confusion around the terms “discipline” and "adverse actions,” because some agencies define those terms differently. Under the law there are actually two categories of adverse actions -- appealable and non-appealable adverse actions. 5 USC § 7103 defines...

April 28, 2020 Over the past few weeks, FELTG has received numerous questions about COVID-19, both via email and during our webinars and virtual training events. Here are three of the more common questions, along with answers and guidance, courtesy of the EEOC’s...

Let's add a little more context to this hypothetical scenario. The agency requires employees to maintain a security clearance as a mandatory condition of employment. When someone's security clearance is suspended pending review, the agency usually indefinitely...

Believe it or not, while this case might be designated as precedential, it’s actually not a precedent-setting position on the topic. The majority holding actually tracks old MSPB case law, and, we would offer, common sense. (And also, an old edition of Farnsworth.)...

Our customer provided more details, including a hypothetical situation in which a subordinate claimed that his male supervisor was “hitting on” female customers. The problem the supervisor would have in this situation is that he might be dealing with whistleblowing. A...

Before we answer the specific question, let's delve into the more specific details of this hypothetical situation that came in to FELTG. The agency's dedicated lactation room fits all of OPM and EEOC's guidance, and the agency has several back-up rooms to boot....