Here Comes OPM with Guidance Relative to the New Executive Orders
By William Wiley, July 18, 2018 So many practitioners have wondered just what the President’s Executive Orders issued May 25 actually mean. We’ve received hundreds of questions here at FELTG, and we’re just a little training company who contracts occasionally with...How Specific Does a Legitimate, Nondiscriminatory Reason Need to Be?
By Deborah Hopkins, July 18, 2018 One of the things we teach in just about all of our FELTG classes is the importance of documentation. Management in the federal government is a defensive business. Because employees can challenge almost anything a supervisor does in...That’s My Story
By Dan Gephart, July 18, 2018 I’m married to a talented and successful children’s book author. She tells stories for a living. I’m proud of the work she does because she tells the stories of people from whom we don’t often hear. And her stories evoke empathy, which is...Tips from the Other Side, Part 7
By Meghan Droste, July 18, 2018 At the time that I am writing this, I am in the midst of preparing to travel to Japan to teach a course on investigations. In between my packing lists and researching things to do and places to eat, I am also thinking a lot about...Why Do We Hide This Stuff?
By William Wiley, July 18, 2018 Here’s the beginning of a story that recently ran on the first page of the Style section of the Washington Post: The Washington Post has dismissed a reporter for inadequately attributing material and closely parroting sentences from...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[...]