Does Fed Circuit Case Signal End of Singh Comparator Analysis?
By Deborah J. Hopkins, January 29, 2024 A FELTG reader recently asked whether a newly issued Federal Circuit decision overturned MSPB’s comparator analysis set out in Singh v. USPS, 2022 MSPB 15 (May 31, 2022). For those unfamiliar with the long and tumultuous history...The State of the Civil Service: 2024 Edition
By Deborah J. Hopkins, January 17, 2024 With the start of another year, it’s time for our annual update on what’s happening in the Federal employment law agencies most relevant to FELTG readers. Let’s get right to it. Merit Systems Protection Board Isn’t it wonderful...Wrong Place, Wrong Time: Teleworker AWOL When He Failed to Report to Office
By Deborah Hopkins, January 8, 2024 Numerous return-to-the-workplace mandates have been implemented at varying levels over the past year. At FELTG, we’ve received questions about an agency’s authority to require an employee to report to the office — and what to...Does it Matter if a Dog is a Service Animal or Emotional Support Animal?
By Deborah J. Hopkins, January 2, 2024 Philadelphia baseball fans may recall a few months ago when a man attempted to bring his emotional support alligator to a Phillies game. The animal was denied entrance. We’ve written about service animals and emotional support...Nude Photos, Fake Feces, Party Rumors: A Few of MSPB’s Holiday No-Nos
By Deborah Hopkins, December 4, 2023 As December rolls along, many of you will be attending or participating in holiday parties or gift exchanges. To kick off the holiday theme of this month’s newsletter, I wanted to share three lessons about employee (mis)conduct...Upcoming Events
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