By Deborah Hopkins, December 6, 2022 As we continue MSPB Law Week (next held March 27-31), I thought I’d share a few of the new Board’s decisions on appellant allegations of due process violations. From my read, the Board seems to be closely following four decades of...
By Dan Gephart, December 6, 2022 As she nears completion of the first six months of her tenure as a Federal Labor Relations Authority member, Susan Tsui Grundmann is very optimistic about the agency. We caught up with Member Grundmann a couple of times over the past...
By Scott Boehm, December 6, 2022 Every office is required to develop a strategic plan. Yet, when most people hear the words “strategic planning,” they tend to cringe. I felt the same way in 2005 when our staff conducted its first strategic planning process. I...
By Dan Gephart, December 6, 2022 Five years ago, it was young men carrying torches and shouting “Jews will not replace us” on the eve of the violent Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville. Four years ago, it was a 46-year-old man killing 11 and wounding six at the...
By Shana Palmieri, LCSW, December 6, 2022 The ongoing impact of the pandemic is clear: There are drastic increases in the rates of anxiety and depression and a growing need for access to behavioral health treatment. Prevalence rates of anxiety and depression rose 50...
By Ann Boehm, December 6, 2022 Dear Santa: I hope you and Mrs. Claus are doing well. Has inflation hit the North Pole? Kind of crazy how it’s hit everyone this year! Is the staff recovering from the pandemic? Any mass resignations or “quiet quitting” by the elves? I’m...
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[...]