EEOC Decision Details Everything a Manager Should NOT Do
By Meghan Droste, March 16, 2021 When I started writing this article, I was planning to make the headline something about not being an ostrich. This seemed like a somewhat amusing way to highlight one of the points from the case I’m bringing to you, Thomasina B. v....The Good News? ‘He Left the Job Because He Just Couldn’t Take the Union Any Longer’
By Ann Boehm, March 16, 2021 I overheard an agency employee quote the headline above when explaining why a supervisor left his job for another position. The supervisor couldn’t deal with the union any longer. This is a sad statement. And yet, I’ve heard it before....When is a Judge Not a Judge?
By William Wiley, March 16, 2021 Perhaps you’ve heard of this issue. In 2018, the US Supreme Court caused a bit of a civil service uproar when it held that a certain group of administrative law judges were “inferior officers of the United States.” That meant that each...Tips from the Other Side: It All Starts With a Good Faith Effort
By Meghan Droste, March 16, 2021 This month, we continue our discussion of religious accommodations. In January, we looked at what an agency needs to do to establish that providing a religious accommodation to an employee would be an undue hardship (namely that there...And Now Another Word With … Scott Boehm
By Michael Rhoads, March 16, 2021 A goal without a plan is just a wish. – Antoine de Saint-Exupéry There are many wishes I have for 2021, but the short list is: Lose a little weight. Take my wife and kids on a “road trip” vacation. So how can I make these dreams a...Upcoming Events
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