Reasonable Accommodation Requests: Have You ID’d the Essential Job Functions?
By Dan Gephart, August 29, 2023 An agency should not make a decision on a reasonable accommodation request until it determines whether the employee is “qualified,” and that step can’t be completed until the agency has identified the essential functions of the job at...What Should be Expected When Employees are Expecting
By Dan Gephart, August 14, 2023 The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission published its Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to implement the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act last week. Members of the public wishing to comment now have approximately 55 days to do so....First-time Caller, Long-time Loss of Confidence and Trust
By Dan Gephart, July 18, 2023 Sometimes, a Federal employee’s misconduct is so far beyond the pale that it’s impossible to ever again trust that employee. That was certainly the case for a certain IRS contact representative/Howard Stern devotee. Sorry, I meant to say...Get Up Federal Workplaces: Make DEIA (and B) Training Your Jam!
By Dan Gephart, June 14, 2023 Several years ago, Verna Myers, VP of Inclusion Strategy at Netflix, explained the focus of her job by telling attendees at a Cleveland Bar event: “Diversity is being invited to the party, but inclusion is being asked to dance.” Several...And Now a Word With … OFO Director Carlton Hadden
By Dan Gephart, June 5, 2023 It can be quite easily argued that Carlton Hadden is the face of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s Federal business. Hadden joined the EEOC in 1987 and was named the director of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s...Upcoming Events
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Course Description An increase in reasonable accommodations requests based on religion and disability. Pandemic-related civil rights crises. Increased discussion of diversity and inclusion. Way too many harassment complaints. Talk of changes to the EEO process.[...]