Affirmative Defenses: Making the Complainant Whole
By Meghan Droste, April 18, 2018 In the era of the #MeToo and #TimesUp movements, there has been a lot of discussion of what constitutes harassment, what we are no longer willing to tolerate or excuse, and who is experiencing harassment. To a certain extent, we have...Here’s How Not to Fix the Civil Service
By William Wiley, April 18, 2018 Consider this hypothetical. Wife gets home one night and says to Hubby, “Honey, the car is broken.” Hubby, being something of a shade tree mechanic, jumps from his Barcalounger and heads for the garage. First, he replaces the car...Reassignment as the Accommodation of Last Resort
By Deborah Hopkins, April 18, 2018 Elsewhere in this newsletter, I discussed some of the questions that come up about management-directed reassignment for business-related reasons. We also often get questions about reassignment as reasonable accommodation (RA) for...Tips from the Other Side, Part 4
By Meghan Droste, April 18, 2018 I just returned from a three-day FELTG training program with a fantastic group of EEO counselors and officers at an agency in Atlanta. The course focused on various types of EEO writing, including acceptance and dismissal letters. ...Another Reason They Want to Take Away the Civil Service
By William Wiley, April 18, 2018 I hate this case. Not because of the outcome, necessarily. No, it’s because of the path it took, a path open to every federal employee who believes his supervisor has mistreated him. As you read through the following, ask yourself: “If...Upcoming Events
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Course Description Investigating harassment in your Federal agency can be an intimidating assignment, one that is rife with innuendo, conflicting accounts, and raw emotions. Ensuring that your investigation is legally compliant and protects employees, while[...]