It’s Called Sexual MISCONDUCT for a Reason
By Deborah Hopkins, December 13, 2017 You probably saw last week that Time Magazine’s 2017 Person of the Year is not a person at all, but rather is a group of people: “The Silence Breakers,” the women who came forward under #MeToo as victims of sexual...EEOC Finds Agency Should Have Allowed Employee with Terminal Cancer to Telework
By Deryn Sumner, December 13, 2017 Last month, the Commission issued a decision modifying a Final Agency Decision which had found no discrimination, and found the National Science Foundation failed to accommodate an employee with stage 4 terminal cancer. This case is...More to Learn from DVA
By William Wiley, December 13, 2017 Thirty-nine years ago this month, all of us employment law practitioners began reading and re-reading the brand new “Civil Service Reform Act of 1978.” So much to know (and not know). New rules, new flexibilities; every agency...What to Do if You’re the Victim of Workplace Harassment
By Deryn Sumner, December 13, 2017 First, a joke. My husband and I were walking down the street recently when he turned to me and asked, if Santa Claus knows if you’ve been bad or good, how did he not pick up on the fact that Rudolph was being bullied by the other...The New HHS Requirement for PIP Length
By William Wiley, December 13, 2017 Recently, the Acting Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Services took the accountability-bull by the PIP-horns. Instead of leaving the length of a PIP to the vagaries of the various supervisors and management advisors within the...Upcoming Events
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Course Description Discovery is a critical and effective part of any litigation – when conducted properly. Annoying and abusive discovery techniques could have negative consequences, and possibly even lead to sanctions. From disrespect and profanity[...]