What in the World is Going on at MSPB?
By William Wiley, March 14, 2018 You have to understand the role and the operation of the US Merit Systems Protection Board plays in our country to fully appreciate what is happening there now. You experienced readers will have to forgive us for some basics before we...Animal Kingdom Throwdown: Service Animals vs. Emotional Support Animals
By Deborah Hopkins, March 14, 2018 Did you see the news a couple of weeks ago where an emotional support dog bit a little girl in the face on a Southwest Airlines flight? Or, how a Spirit Airlines customer flushed her emotional support dwarf hamster down an airport...Tips from the Other Side, Part 3
By Meghan Droste, March 14, 2018 As spring approaches, notwithstanding the snow that some of you were fortunate enough to get in recent weeks, the stores are filled with Easter-themed candy. My personal favorite is the chocolate egg filled with peanut butter. It is...It Can Be Bad; It Can Be Good: Part II
By William Wiley, March 14, 2018 Several weeks ago, we distributed an article explaining how an employee engaged in misconduct could be handled well, compared to a series of missteps that amounted to doing the wrong things. In response, we got an outpouring of...The “Reasonable” Aspect of Reasonable Accommodation: What Does Reasonable Really Mean?
By Deborah Hopkins, March 14, 2018 There’s yet another recent EEO decision that makes me ask the question, “When it comes to providing reasonable accommodation to an individual with a disability, how far does an agency need to go?” And the answer, based on this...Upcoming Events
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Course Description Whether you’re an HR professional, employee relations practitioner, EEO specialist, supervisor, or agency counsel, you have undoubtedly faced a leave-related challenge. And chances are, you struggled. We understand. Leave is an entitlement. But[...]