Is This a New Type of Tangible Employment Action?
By Deborah J. Hopkins, February 14, 2023 When we discuss tangible employment actions in our EEO classes, we usually focus on facts in existing case law: a supervisor takes a pay-related action (such as a suspension, or non-selections) against an employee because of...Do the FELTG Check-in and Ensure Accommodation is Still Effective
By Dan Gephart, February 14, 2023 It was a reasonable accommodation success. Until it wasn’t. The accommodation process is a fluid one. You can’t provide an accommodation and then forget about it. This is particularly important now, as many employees with reasonable...The Good News: Two FLRA Members Can Still Issue Decisions
By Ann Boehm, February 14, 2023 On Jan. 3, 2023, FLRA Chairman Ernest DuBester’s term ended. This means the FLRA currently has only two members: now-Chairman Susan Tsui Grundmann, Democrat, and Member Colleen Duffy Kiko, Republican. With two members, the FLRA has a...When Clean Record Agreements Address Retirement: OPM Gets the Final Say
By Barbara Haga, February 14, 2023 In this third column of the series on Clean Record Agreements (CRAs), I am focusing on retirement. Before we return to the 2013 MSPB report Clean Record Settlement Agreements and the Law, we need to look at another reference. OPM...New Processing Rules for COVID-19 Workers’ Comp Claims Take Effect
By Frank Ferreri, February 14, 2023 As the old year came to a close, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs (OWCP) issued a Federal Employees’ Compensation Act (FECA) Bulletin (No. 23-02, to be exact) announcing changes that would be...Upcoming Events
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