Good News: We Answer Your Questions About Medical Documentation
By Ann Boehm, February 20, 2024 I heard from some readers that last month’s Q&A on medical inability to perform removals was timely. Yay! I also had some follow-up questions regarding medical documentation. No time like the present to address those issues. If an...Good News: We Answer Your Questions on Medical Inability to Perform
By Ann Boehm, January 17, 2024 In the past year, I have seen an uptick in questions regarding how to remove an employee based upon medical inability to perform. Removal based upon medical inability to perform is an effective, and probably underutilized, process. To...The Good News: The PWFA Is Good for Employees and Easy for Agencies
By Ann Boehm, September 11, 2023 Have you heard about the newest anti-discrimination law? On Dec. 29, 2022, President Biden signed the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) into law. It’s the first new anti-discrimination statute since 2008. It went into effect on June...Good News: Hostile Work Environment is Harder to Prove Than You Think
By Ann Boehm August 14, 2023 A “hostile work environment” as a form of discrimination has been prohibited since the 1980s. The Equal Employment Commission’s guidance and regulations on what constitutes sexual harassment, from the 1980s through now, describe illegal...The Good News: Words and Attitude Matter — and Can Justify Removal
By Ann Boehm, June 14, 2023 Frequently, folks in FELTG training classes ask how to handle an employee who is rude, or angry, or disruptive, or makes inappropriate comments, or writes inappropriate emails. Often, these folks mention complaints from other staff members...Upcoming Events
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