Two Discipline Best Practices Everyone Should Know
By William Wiley, June 21, 2022 In a recent, relatively unremarkable, non-precedential decision from the Merit Systems Protection Board, I ran across this line: After reviewing … the appellant’s written reply, as well as the information provided during the oral reply,...The Good News: Lack of Candor is Better than Falsification, So Use It!
By Ann Boehm, June 21, 2022 In a misconduct case involving an employee providing false information, don’t charge “falsification” even if it’s for improperly filed time cards. I know — it isn’t logical but trust me on this one. In the office, you can call it...EEOC Shares Good News/Bad News Re: Feds With Disabilities
By Dan Gephart, June 21, 2022 Good news is at a premium these days, so pardon me for still regaling in last month’s announcement from the EEOC about Federal employees with targeted disabilities. Back in a previous life, I worked with then-EEOC Commissioner Christine...Applying Santos: It’s a Good Time to Take a Look at Your Appraisal System
By Barbara Haga, June 21, 2022 Santos v. NASA changed the landscape last year, placing an additional requirement on agencies to prove that the person who was being placed in an improvement period for unacceptable performance actually was unacceptable at that time....Ensuring Workplace Safety Through a Model EEO Program
By Michael Rhoads, June 21, 2022 I recently attended a meeting of the Federal EEO and Civil Rights Council where Dexter Brooks, Director of Federal Sector Programs of the Office of Federal Operations at the EEOC, explained how to make your workplace safer. The tools...Upcoming Events
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Course Description An increase in reasonable accommodations requests based on religion and disability. Pandemic-related civil rights crises. Increased discussion of diversity and inclusion. Way too many harassment complaints. Talk of changes to the EEO process.[...]