Non-Pecuniary Compensatory Damages Awards in 2016: A Brief Overview of Trends
By Deryn Sumner, May 17, 2017 Just as I did in the June 2016 edition of the newsletter, here are some facts and figures from 2016 decisions from the EEOC’s Office of Federal Operations awarding non-pecuniary compensatory damages. I’ll repeat my caveat from last year:...What Do You Do with the Guy Caught Masturbating on Government Time?
By Deborah Hopkins, May 17, 2017 Last week, Bill and I were in Denver providing training to a bunch of supervisors from agencies across the country. One of the things we regularly discuss during training classes is why so many agencies don’t take disciplinary action...How to Handle Controverted Oral Response Statements
By William Wiley, May 17, 2017 Questions, we get questions. This one came to us after a recent webinar we presented involving due process rights: My question involves an issue that can arise after the reply and involves due process/ex parte communication issues. The...Probationer no More?
By Deborah Hopkins and William Wiley, May 17, 2017 If you’ve read anything we’ve ever written in this Newsletter, then you probably know we get lots of questions from readers and we use this forum as a place to post our answers. Here’s a relatively quick one that some...The Odds are in Complainants’ Favor When They Appeal Agency Awards of Compensatory Damages
By Deryn Sumner, May 17, 2017 As I noted in another article discussing trends in cases awarding non-pecuniary compensatory damages in 2016, 18 of the 34 cases issued by the Commission increased the amount awarded. Some of these increases were significant, and I will...Upcoming Events
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