By Dan Gephart, March 21, 2022 It’s just four words, but we are so thankful that we won’t have to include them in any more presentations or articles about the Merit Systems Protection Board. I’m talking about, of course, “lack of a quorum.” On March 1, the Senate...
By Dan Gephart, March 15, 2022 If you’ve been on email, text, or social media in the past couple of months, you’ve undoubtedly seen those ubiquitous green, yellow, and black squares. Maybe someone you know is obsessed with Wordle or, maybe you’re the one obsessed. Or,...
By Dan Gephart, February 15, 2022 Within 24 hours of receiving an unwelcome picture of a sexual nature from a coworker, EMT Andrea Vasquez was fired. For sexual harassment. How does something like that happen? Vasquez v. Express Ambulance Service, 835 F.3d 267 (2d...
By Dan Gephart, January 24, 2022 The FELTG mailbag has been overfilled of late with questions from readers preparing to take adverse actions against employees who failed to comply with President Biden’s vaccine mandate. Today we can answer all those questions with...
By Dan Gephart, January 11, 2022 Science fiction writer Arthur C. Clarke once said: “Trying to predict the future is a discouraging, hazardous occupation.” It’s hard to argue against the Space Odyssey series author when you read what people once predicted the...
By Dan Gephart, January 3, 2022 Last year, the EEOC dealt with an unrelenting number of harassment claims, addressed the civil rights crisis exacerbated by the pandemic, took on a role implementing Executive Order 14035, and provided regularly updated guidance on...
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