EEOC Files Two Private Sector Lawsuits Alleging Sexual Orientation Discrimination Based On Theory Asserted in Federal Sector Case
By Deryn Sumner Although most of us interact with EEOC on the federal sector side of the house, EEOC is also responsible for investigating charges of discrimination filed against covered private sector employers and for filing lawsuits in U.S. District Court on behalf...The FELTG Certified Practitioner Program
Have you heard about FELTG’s Certified Practitioner program? For full-week participants in our open enrollment seminars, FELTG now offers certification as a trained and tested practitioner in the following specialized areas of federal employment law: MSPB Law and...MSPB Attorney-Whistleblower Officially Wins IRA Appeal
By Deborah Hopkins You may have been following the articles I’ve been writing since late 2014 about the Korb case, which detailed the journey of a 25-year employee at MSPB who filed an Individual Right of Action (IRA) appeal alleging whistleblower reprisal. It...Accommodating the Disabled Commuter
By William Wiley One of the confusing areas of disability accommodation law is the issue of how far does an agency have to go to accommodate a disabled employee who cannot travel to the workplace each day to do his job. A major reason that this is confusing is that...Sanctions: Holding Agencies Accountable for Deficient EEO Investigations
By Deryn Sumner As promised, we’re going to continue to dive into our discussion of when sanctions can be awarded by EEOC by turning to instances where agencies fail to produce a complete report of investigation (ROI) during the formal complaint stage. Let’s start at...Upcoming Events
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