By Ann Boehm, July 15, 2020 Nice article title, Ann. How can Federal labor law not be political? Isn’t everything political these days? I will acknowledge that the three-member Federal Labor Relations Authority, like the Merit Systems Protection Board, is usually...
By Meghan Droste, July 15, 2020 You’ve probably heard the phrase “model employer” in connection with the federal government. Although the phrase comes from the Rehabilitation Act, the idea is now broader than just the area of disability rights — the federal...
By William Wiley, July 15, 2020 For 20 years now, FELTG has been presenting teaching the how-to of civil service law. We start with the theory and the law, and then share the steps, tips, and tricks of applying the law. You leave a FELTG seminar with not only an...
By Deborah Hopkins, July 15, 2020 Here’s a hypothetical. Let’s say you have a U.S. President who is in office during a global pandemic, and that president gives an interview to a news outlet and says that the country is in “a good place” with how it is handling...
By Dan Gephart, July 15, 2020 If your favorite summer conference is not being held on-site, and you still have training funds, we hope you’ll register for Federal Workplace 2020: Accountability, Challenges, and Trends During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Here are 10...
By Meghan Droste, July 15, 2020 In last month’s Tips From the Other Side, I covered the factors the Commission uses to determine how long is too long to providing a reasonable accommodation. (Quick recap: It depends, but you should move as quickly as possible. 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[...]