Something to Chew On: OFO Issues New Digest of Notable Cases
By Deryn Sumner, August 16, 2017 On August 10, 2017, the EEOC’s Office of Federal Operations announced the issuance of its most recent digest of notable cases, constituting the third volume for fiscal year 2017. The digest highlights and summarizes notable cases...Managing the Suicidal Employee in the Federal Workplace
By Shana Palmieri, August 16, 2017 * Shana Palmieri is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and a FELTG instructor who specializes in training agency employees and supervisors how to handle behavioral health issues and threats of violence in the federal workplace. FELTG...Such a Fundamental Question
By William Wiley, August 16, 2017 These days, the very foundations of our civil service are being reconsidered. Are the rights of our citizens being served by the federal government greater or less than the rights of individual civil servants employed by that...The Supervisor who Threatened to “Skull F*ck” His Employees
By Deborah Hopkins, August 16, 2017 Lately, FELTG has begun offering classes on dealing with threats of violence in the federal workplace. It seems that there’s a workplace shooting just about every day, and if you can believe it, government workplaces (including...Procrastinators Beware: OFO Cracks Down on Granting Extension Requests
By Deryn Sumner, August 16, 2017 Sometimes we all just need a little more time, which is why requests for extension were created. For years now, the EEOC’s Office of Federal Operations has made such requests a simple affair. Email the designated email address...Upcoming Events
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