By Deryn Sumner, March 15, 2017 The Americans With Disabilities Act Amendments Act (ADAAA) became effective on January 1, 2009 and did not apply to cases arising prior to that date. The internet tells me that in 2009, we were aghast at Balloon Boy’s parents for...
By Barbara Haga, March 15, 2017 This month I am continuing the discussion regarding whether performance recognition is a productive part of the performance management process. Grievances and Reconsideration Requests For some agencies, it seems that the design of...
By Deborah Hopkins, March 15, 2017 In response to last month’s article about letters of counseling doing more harm than good (Another Reason to do Away with letters of Counseling), I received the below letter. Since this covers questions a number of you have, I...
By Deryn Sumner, March 15, 2017 Over the many months I’ve contributed to this fine publication, I’ve discussed a lot of decisions issued by the EEOC’s Office of Federal Operations, but not a lot about the process of filing an appeal with the Office of Federal...
By William Wiley, March 15, 2017 Questions, we get questions. And sometimes it takes us a couple of responses to flesh things out. From an inquisitive (and patient) FELTG-ite: Dear FELTG Brilliant Minds- I have a hypothetical question. If you have a probationary...
By Deryn Sumner, March 15, 2017 Under the EEOC’s regulations at 29 C.F.R. 1614.605(b), complainants who are employees of the agency are allowed “a reasonable amount of official time” while on duty hours to do tasks relating to their EEO complaints. This includes time...
Course Description Discovery is a critical and effective part of any litigation – when conducted properly. Annoying and abusive discovery techniques could have negative consequences, and possibly even lead to sanctions. From disrespect and profanity[...]