Proposing a Demotion

By William Wiley Questions, we get questions. Not many questions about demotions, however, because agencies rarely use them. But recently we got an interesting query as to exactly what to include in the proposal letter of a demotion: Today, someone who should know...

Using a PIP in a 752 Performance Removal

By William Wiley Another reader question. And this one is from an attorney at one of those few agencies that is not covered by the unacceptable performance removal provisions of 5 USC Chapter 43. Does a Performance Improvement Plan have any place in that non-432...

If the Agency Settles, Does that Mean the Employee Wins?

By Deborah Hopkins Settlement makes up a major part of federal employment law practice. In fact, most disputes in our field settle – whether they initiate as grievances, EEO complaints or as appeals of agency disciplinary action – before they ever get to hearing....

Career Lessons Learned from My Father

By Deryn Sumner Note: When I first started contributing to this newsletter, Bill told me I had liberty to write about pretty much whatever I wanted.  I’m going to take him up on that this month and depart a bit from my usual arena of EEO law to talk about my father’s...

More Use and Misuse – Vehicles

By Barbara Haga I am sure that most readers are generally familiar with the statutory penalties associated with misuse of government vehicles.  I thought that a look at some cases that involve that charge and related forms of misuse might be a good topic to explore. ...

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