BIG NEWS: Title 42 Employees Now Entitled to Appeal Removals to MSPB
By William Wiley OK, it’s BIG NEWS if you have any employees hired under the authority of Title 42 (rather than under Title 5), the authority that allows agencies to appoint special consultants without regard to any civil service laws. 42 USC 209(f). Since the cooling...Vehicle Misuse
By Barbara Haga Last newsletter, we looked at a case where the supervisor authorized an employee to use a government vehicle for something unofficial, and the supervisor was disciplined for the authorization. This time we are looking at a case where the use was not...Sanctions: When a Party Generally Just Fails to Follow the Administrative Judge’s Orders
By Deryn Sumner So far in this series on sanctions in federal sector EEO complaints, we’ve talked about the EEOC’s authority to issue sanctions against either party, and three different situations that can give rise to sanctions: agencies failing to timely complete...Prior Discipline Continues to Lose Respect at the Board
By William Wiley My initial training in this business was in July 1977. Back in the day, the old Civil Service Commission ran weekly academies year-round in Washington, DC, with an academy devoted to each major personnel discipline: classification, staffing, training,...Don’t Come to Mediation if You’re not Willing to Budge
By Deborah Hopkins Mediation is an interesting thing. Most disputes resolve without litigation, but for some reason we don’t seem to talk as much about that as we do about the cases that get to hearing or the courts. Obviously, the cases that go to litigation also...Upcoming Events
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Virtual Training Event – Discove...
Virtual Training Event – Discove...
Dec 12 @ 1:00 pm – 4:30 pm
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[...]