When You Can Say “No!” to the President
By William Wiley, February 15, 2017 Recently, the Washington Post asked civil servant readers when they would be willing to refuse to comply with policy directives coming out of our new Administration. Hopefully, you FELTG-ers know that the answer to this question is...Don’t Be Suspicious: Remember the Reasonable Suspicion Standard
By Deryn Sumner, February 15, 2017 Federal employees have a very short statute of limitations to initiate EEO contact: the employee must make contact with an EEO counselor within 45 days from the date of the act thought to be discriminatory. Luckily there are...Is Performance Recognition Necessary or Beneficial?
By Barbara Haga, February 15, 2017 I am going to jump out on a limb here and suggest that recognition tied to performance appraisals is at best benign and not achieving what it is intended to do, and possibly a detriment to performance management in Federal agencies. ...So, the Union Wants a Bunch of Information?
By William Wiley, February 15, 2017 Questions, we get questions. Not a lot of questions are about union rights and corresponding management obligations, and this one is a good one: From an inquiring mind among the FELTG newsletter readership: Dear FELTG brilliant...Commissioner Lipnic Named Acting Chair of EEOC
By Deryn Sumner, February 15, 2017 As FELTG has kept you all apprised, the MSPB currently lacks a quorum, which means that it can’t actually issue any decisions on pending petitions for review. Luckily the halls of the EEOC are not so empty. The President appointed...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[...]