By William Wiley, March 13, 2019 Way back in the early ’80s, when I was just a GS-12 ER puppy working for Navy, a brand new MSPB board member named Dennis Devaney spoke at a conference I had helped pull together. In his speech, he announced that the Board was about to...
By Deborah Hopkins, March 13, 2019 A few days ago I got a nice note from a FELTG customer, who had a question about an employee with excessive absences. Allow me to paraphrase a snippet that you might find interesting. I recall learning in one of your courses that a...
By Meghan Droste, March 13, 2019 As someone who is, shall we say, mildly obsessed with the musical Hamilton, I have to admit that I’m amazed that it took me over a year of writing these articles to work in a reference. We had to wait for it (that’s my favorite song so...
By Barbara Haga, March 13, 2019 In training classes on developing performance plans, I am often asked about putting language into standards that state employees are required to complete training or obtain necessary certifications. My response is that typically those...
By Ann Boehm, March 13, 2019 I love The Wizard of Oz (spoiler alert – this article will be discussing key moments in this movie, so if you have not seen it, I suggest you do so before reading more). In my youth, it came on television once a year. There were no...
By Meghan Droste, March 13, 2019 Our discussion of tips to make the discovery process more efficient continues this month with a topic that is near and dear to me—in other words, something that drives me crazy on a regular basis; something that counsel for agencies...
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[...]