By Deborah Hopkins, December 15, 2020 During our recent webinar on implementing the new OPM regulations on performance and conduct (if you missed it, you can still view the recording), the following question came in: There has been some discussion in my agency about...
By Meghan Droste, December 15, 2020 Somehow, despite it still feeling like it’s just April or May, it’s that time of year again — time to look back on where we’ve been (at home) and what we’ve done (a lot of video calls). In that spirit, this month I’m highlighting an...
By Ann Boehm, December 15, 2020 Dear Santa: I think I have been very good this year, although 2020 needs to be on the naughty list. I hope you and Mrs. Claus are doing OK during the pandemic. For Christmas this year, here are some Federal employment law things I’d...
By Michael Rhoads, December 15, 2020 The Trump administration is looking to make sweeping changes to federal employment by introducing a new schedule which could, if fully implemented, convert career conditional employees to at-will employees. In the Executive Order,...
By Barbara Haga, December 15, 2020 This expression is bizarre – who would lose track of their baby in the bath? It is interesting, though. I did a bit of research. The phrase is German in origin and by the 1600s, it was commonly used and appeared in writings of...
By Meghan Droste, December 15, 2020 We’ve made it, readers. It’s finally the end of 2020 and that seems like as good a time as any to wrap up our ongoing look at reasonable accommodation issues in this space. I’m sure we’ll touch on them again at some point in 2021,...
Course Description Whether you’re an HR professional, employee relations practitioner, EEO specialist, supervisor, or agency counsel, you have undoubtedly faced a leave-related challenge. And chances are, you struggled. We understand. Leave is an entitlement. But[...]