Let’s Address the Misconceptions About Poor Performance

By Deborah Hopkins, November 14, 2018 If there’s one thing that bothers federal employees more than anything, it’s slackers in the workplace. And if there’s something even worse than that, it’s the supervisors who refuse to deal with slackers in the workplace. I’m not...

What a Chicken Sacrifice Teaches Us About Religious Accommodation

By Deborah Hopkins, November 14, 2018 Let’s say your agency is working on a remote project somewhere and there’s a cargo plane that comes every two weeks to drop off supplies. One of your employees asks you if the agency will allow a family member to bring a chicken...

Affirmative Defenses: The Sequel

By Meghan Droste November 14, 2018 In April, I shared the Commission’s decision in Jenna P. v. Department of Veterans Affairs, EEOC App. No. 0120150825 (Mar. 9, 2018), which addressed what happens when an agency fails to make a complainant whole after a report of...

The (Good?) Old Days in Civil Service Law

By William Wiley, November 14, 2018 Hey, smart people! Guess what this is? The photo above is of an “Appeals System” 9×12 card that I took off of a Navy bulletin board in the mid-70s. It shows the appeals processes available to federal civilian employees in 1969....

Tips from the Other Side, Part 11

By Meghan Droste November 14, 2018 Parties in EEO cases have to make many decisions throughout the process — from the complainant deciding at the outset whether to remain anonymous during the counseling period to the agency deciding whether to accept or reject an...

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