One Way to Help Prevent Mass Murder in a Federal Workplace
By William Wiley, April 17, 2023 Did you hear about the recent deadly mass shooting at a Louisville bank? According to stories in the media, the killer was a 25-year-old employee. He had worked at the bank for six years, first just in the summers, then full time...Why, Oh Why, Do You Ever Discipline a Federal Employee?
By William Wiley, March 15, 2023 So you just read FELTG President Deb Hopkins’ article about Ortiz v. Air Force, DE-0752-22-0062-I-1 (Jan. 25, 2023) (NP). The decision is significant only because it is very unusual (some might say “weird”) for the Board to impose a...To Avoid the Kraken, Warn Without Threatening
By William Wiley, February 6, 2023 If you have attended any FELTG training relative to handling misbehaving employees, you have no doubt heard our instructors caution that, from a legal standpoint, the less you do to a problem employee, the better. That’s because...Lessons Reinforced: DOs Can Be Heavily Involved Early in Discipline Situations
By William Wiley, November 7, 2022 As the new Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) members plow through the 3,000-plus pending PFRs, we keep an eye out for any new principles of law being developed by the issuance of precedential decisions. However, it is just as...‘Government Careers are Retirement Schemes for the Incompetent’
By William Wiley, October 18, 2022 Oh, did you like that one? Well, how about this: “Federal employment is basically welfare with an attendance requirement, but not a very strict one.” Are you offended yet? No? Well you just might be if you read any more of the...Upcoming Events
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