How to Lose a Cook Case – Excessive Absence Removal Requirements Under the New MSPB
By Deborah Hopkins, May 31, 2022 When an employee is too ill to come to work on a regular basis, it puts the agency in a difficult position: wanting to work with the employee and grant leave in hopes they will eventually recover, but also needing someone to complete...That Time a Supervisor Was Harassed by His Employee for Being Gay – and the Agency Was Liable
By Deborah Hopkins, May 16, 2022 Every now and then, a supervisor in one of my classes will ask if they have a right to file an EEO complaint alleging harassment by a subordinate employee. I’ll tell them yes, they do have that right. I also tell them handling the...Explaining the Nexus Requirement in Misconduct Cases
By Deborah Hopkins, May 16, 2022 One of the considerable ways in which Federal employment is different from at-will employment, is that the Civil Service Reform Act allows a Federal agency to fire a career employee only for cause (with a few exceptions we won’t get...The New Board Offers a Lesson on Conduct Unbecoming
By Deborah Hopkins, May 9, 2022 As new cases start coming out of the MSPB after its 5-year wait for a quorum, cases containing lessons with broad applicability to Federal agencies are still few and far between. But a recent decision, involving an appellant’s removal...Three Lessons Learned from the New MSPB’s Decisions
By Deborah Hopkins, April 11, 2022 My morning routine has changed significantly in the last few weeks. Now, along with my coffee, instead of reading the news, I’ve been eagerly checking the MSPB website for new cases (a decision on a PFR is officially called Opinion...Upcoming Events
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Download Individual Registration Form Course Description Do you want to take your knowledge and understanding of MSPB law to a new level? Have you let your skills languish while the Board sat empty and quorum-less[...]