Workplace Investigations Week – February 24-28, 2025
This week of FELTG training focuses on conducting administrative investigations in the Federal workplace with an emphasis on employee misconduct, including workplace harassment. Workplace Investigations Week always includes the most up-to-date information on the skills, trends, and cases, including OPM’s regulations on investigative leave. February 24: Administrative Investigations: The Substantive Basis Why investigate? This kick-off […]
Telework as a Reasonable Accommodation in 2025: Handling Return to In-Person Work Exemption Requests – February 25, 2025
President Trump's inauguration day Memorandum to agencies was clear: Agency leaders must “require employees to return to work in-person.” In a follow-up memo, the Office of Personnel Management noted that agency supervisors could excuse employees “due to a disability, qualifying medical condition, or other compelling reasons.” Telework is already the most commonly requested reasonable accommodation, […]