The Good News: Words and Attitude Matter — and Can Justify Removal
By Ann Boehm, June 14, 2023 Frequently, folks in FELTG training classes ask how to handle an employee who is rude, or angry, or disruptive, or makes inappropriate comments, or writes inappropriate emails. Often, these folks mention complaints from other staff members...A Painful (and Costly) Lesson About Last-Minute Probationary Removals
By Deborah J. Hopkins, June 14, 2023 We get a lot of questions about probationary periods. There can be confusion if employees switch agencies, are rehired after a break in service, or have veterans’ preference. The end date of an employee’s initial appointment...Get Up Federal Workplaces: Make DEIA (and B) Training Your Jam!
By Dan Gephart, June 14, 2023 Several years ago, Verna Myers, VP of Inclusion Strategy at Netflix, explained the focus of her job by telling attendees at a Cleveland Bar event: “Diversity is being invited to the party, but inclusion is being asked to dance.” Several...Ask FELTG: Does a Local CBA Trump an Agency’s Nationwide Policy?
June 14, 2023 Here’s more context from the loyal FELTG reader who posed the question: Let’s say, hypothetically, management at a regional outpost agrees to terms regarding office workspace with their local union, and then enters into a CBA articulating those...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.[...]