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...
By William Wiley, November 14, 2018 This is the final article of a three-part series. As we have discussed previously, one of the Executive Orders (EOs) issued by the White House on May 25 effectively did away with an agency’s ability to resolve an employee...
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...
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...
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....
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...
Course Description Whether you’re an HR professional, employee relations practitioner, EEO specialist, supervisor, or agency counsel, you have undoubtedly faced a leave-related challenge. And chances are, you struggled. We understand. Leave is an entitlement. But[...]