A Schedule F Look-alike Rears Its Ugly Head

By Deborah J. Hopkins, June 16, 2021 Just when we thought Schedule F was gone forever, a recent report Increasing Accountability in the Civil Service (from some of the same minds behind Schedule F) is once again pushing for Federal employment to be at-will. The good...

EEOC’s Guidance for Vaccines and Returning to Work

By Meghan Droste, June 16, 2021 Happy almost-summer and Happy Pride Month FELTG readers! What a difference a year makes. This time last year, we were just a few months into the pandemic, with a return to “normal” not even close to being on the horizon for many of us....

Position Descriptions and Performance Plans – Part II

By Barbara Haga, June 16, 2021 Last month, we began a discussion of the relationship between position descriptions and performance plans. We talked about the need for a solid foundation and looked at the various types of things position descriptions establish for...

The Good News: You Can Be an Effective Leader! (Part 1)

By Ann Boehm, June 16, 2021 This article was inspired by a newsletter subscriber who read my article last month. I explained that during my very first Federal sector labor relations job, the workforce was evenly divided on who wanted to be represented by the union and...

Return of the Inspector General

By Mike Rhoads, June 16, 2021 At the end of the previous administration “at least a dozen of the 38 presidentially appointed inspectors general” positions were left vacant. Now that the transition dust has settled and a new Presidential administration has taken hold,...

Tips From the Other Side: Retaliation Is a Very Real Issue

By Meghan Droste, June 16, 2021 Have you ever secretly wanted to get revenge for something? Hoped that the coffee shop messes up the order of the person who cut in front of you?  Blamed something on your sibling — and getting them in trouble — as a way to get back at...

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