By Dan Gephart, January 14, 2020 Chip is a hard-working and successful comedian. A few years ago, he was named the funniest stand-up comic in Philadelphia. He moved to Los Angeles and wrote for television shows. He returned to the East Coast and grew his reputation...
By Deborah Hopkins, January 14, 2020 When Bill Wiley and I teach MSPB Law Week (next held in Washington, DC March 9-13), we get a lot of great questions. And occasionally, we get pushback from an attendee on some of our practice methods. One hot topic that always...
By William Wiley, January 14, 2020 Here’s an issue that comes up frequently in FELTG training and consulting. Supervisors who have a non-performing employee are sometimes advised by well-meaning attorneys and HR specialists to give the employee an Unacceptable...
If you’re a supervisor in the federal government, you need a notebook. Because federal employees have multiple avenues to challenge management actions, contemporaneous documentation is critical evidence that will help you demonstrate bona fide, legitimate reasons for...
By Barbara Haga, January 14, 2020 I’ve looked at quite a few performance plans recently and I keep seeing the same problems showing up. Performance plans full of boilerplate measures that deal with what should be conduct issues, lists of tasks with no discussion of...
By Ann Boehm, January 14, 2020 Those of you who attend FELTG training and read our newsletters know that supervisors regularly tell us, “These are great ideas, but our HR staff or counsel won’t let us do this.” I have come to realize that it is not the fault of the...
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[...]