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FELTG Executive Director Deborah Hopkins instructing a class
Oct
31
Mon
Settlement Week: Resolving Disputes without Litigation @ International Student House (ISH) – Ella Burling Hall
Oct 31 – Nov 4 all-day

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Settlement makes up a major part of federal employment law practice. Most disputes in our field settle – whether they initiate as grievances, EEO complaints or as appeals of agency disciplinary actions – before they ever get to hearing. You might be thinking, “Settlement just doesn’t feel right. It’s like saying the employee did nothing wrong and the agency is at fault.” That’s a common misconception, but it’s not actually grounded in truth; settlement has no direct tie to liability or admissions of wrongdoing.

Settlement happens – a lot. Yet somehow, this is a topic that doesn’t get a lot of love in the training world. Few people actually ever trained in the skills required to negotiate settlement agreements. That all changes now. Join FELTG for this brand-new seminar and learn the skills you need to save your agency time and money, and successfully resolve federal employment law disputes without litigation.

Instructors

William Wiley, Rock RockenbachDeborah Hopkins

Daily Agenda

Monday

Why Settle in Federal Sector Employment Disputes?: Why settlement is important; select options to discipline; rescinding the removal; statistics and writing; protective agreement provisions; unlawful agreements and duress.

Tuesday

Knowing the Players: The Office of Special Counsel, the Federal Labor Relations Authority, and Unfair Labor Practices; Interest-based negotiation in practice; positive framing; impasse; void agreements.

Wednesday

Determining Objectives and Methods: Why complainants and managers don’t want to resolve disputes without litigation (and how to combat that);  statements v. objectives; separating the people from the problem; creating and evaluating options for mutual gain; settlement options.

Thursday

Alternative Dispute Resolution: Calculating the costs of litigation; preparing for settlement; mediations; arbitrations; settlement conference; using settlement memoranda; offers of resolution; compensatory damages; tax consequences; red flags: union impact.

Friday

Drafting Enforceable Settlement Agreements: Organizing for the agreement; settlement agreement writing style and conventions; parts of an agreement; OPM restrictions; sentence and paragraph structure; best practices for word selection; deconstruction of a sample report.

Pricing:

Most people attend the full training week, but you may opt out of any days you don’t plan to attend.

  • 5 days = $2050
  • 4 days = $1680
  • 3 days = $1290
  • 2 days = $910
  • 1 day = $490

Oct
30
Mon
Settlement Week: Resolving Disputes without Litigation – Washington, DC @ International Student House (ISH) – Ella Burling Hall
Oct 30 – Nov 3 all-day

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Settlement makes up a major part of federal employment law practice. Most disputes in our field settle – whether they initiate as grievances, EEO complaints or as appeals of agency disciplinary actions – before they ever get to hearing. You might be thinking, “Settlement just doesn’t feel right. It’s like saying the employee did nothing wrong and the agency is at fault.” That’s a common misconception, but it’s not actually grounded in truth; settlement has no direct tie to liability or admissions of wrongdoing.

Settlement happens – a lot. Yet somehow, this is a topic that doesn’t get a lot of love in the training world. Few people actually ever trained in the skills required to negotiate settlement agreements. That all changes now. Join FELTG for this brand-new seminar and learn the skills you need to save your agency time and money, and successfully resolve federal employment law disputes without litigation.

Instructors

William Wiley, Rock RockenbachDeborah Hopkins

Daily Agenda

Monday

Why Settle in Federal Sector Employment Disputes?: Why settlement is important; select options to discipline; rescinding the removal; statistics and writing; protective agreement provisions; unlawful agreements and duress.

Tuesday

Knowing the Players: The Office of Special Counsel, the Federal Labor Relations Authority, and Unfair Labor Practices; Interest-based negotiation in practice; positive framing; impasse; void agreements.

Wednesday

Determining Objectives and Methods: Why complainants and managers don’t want to resolve disputes without litigation (and how to combat that);  statements v. objectives; separating the people from the problem; creating and evaluating options for mutual gain; settlement options; OPM restrictions.

Thursday

Alternative Dispute Resolution: Calculating the costs of litigation; preparing for settlement; mediations; arbitrations; settlement conference; using settlement memoranda; offers of resolution; compensatory damages; tax consequences; red flags: union impact.

Friday

Drafting Enforceable Settlement Agreements: Organizing for the agreement; settlement agreement writing style and conventions; parts of an agreement; sentence and paragraph structure; best practices for word selection; deconstruction of a sample settlement agreement.

Pricing:

Most people attend the full training week, but you may opt out of any days you don’t plan to attend.

  • 5 days = $2070
  • 4 days = $1700
  • 3 days = $1310
  • 2 days = $930
  • 1 day = $510

Lodging

A limited block of rooms is reserved at the Kimpton Carlyle Hotel Dupont Circle, through September 28. Book here directly or call 1-800-KIMPTON to make a reservation through the reservation desk with the special code 1029FELT.

Apr
11
Thu
Webinar – The Reassignment Riddle: How, When, and Why to Use This Management Tool
Apr 11 @ 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm

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Instructor

Ann Boehm

Course Description

For many supervisors and HR specialists, the word “reassignment” is met with anxiety, angst, and apprehension. There are few in the federal workplace with the confidence to effectively employ this under-utilized management tool. And if it’s not in your toolbox, you’re missing something important.

FELTG instructor Ann Boehm, who spent 26 years as a government attorney focused primarily on employment and labor law, is here to set you straight. She will walk you through management-directed reassignment for business reasons, reassignment for performance reasons, and reassignment as reasonable accommodation for a disability. The 90-minute webinar will cover many facets of reassignment, including:

  • What to do when an employee refuses reassignment as a reasonable accommodation.
  • When you can legally and unilaterally reassign an employee.
  • How to handle an employee request for reassignment.

Price

Early Bird Tuition: $275 per site (registration submitted by April 1)

Standard Tuition: $305 per site (registration submitted April 2 or later)

Teleworkers may be added to a main site registration for $35 each, on a space-available basis.

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