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The June 13 webinar is sold out. Register for the encore presentation JUNE 27.

Instructors

William Wiley, Deborah Hopkins

Course Description

Unless you’ve just returned from a remote island with no connection to the rest of the world, you’ve probably heard about the new Executive Orders, issued May 25, that are purported to significantly change the civil service protections that have been in place for nearly four decades.

Some changes are small, but others radically alter the status quo. Now is the time for federal attorneys, HR and LER specialists, union reps, and federal supervisors, to tune in and see exactly what these changes will mean in your day-to-day life. Join FELTG President William Wiley and Executive Director Deborah Hopkins, attorneys at law, on June 13 for a 60-minute discussion about the most important takeaways from the new Executive Orders.

Topics include:

• Changes in the performance opportunity period timeline
• Modifications to Douglas, including comparator penalties
• The undoing of progressive discipline
• Restrictions on official time for union activity
• What rights – if any – unions have any more

You won’t want to miss this important session. Register your site today.

Price

$225 per site

Teleworkers may be added to a main site registration for $25 each, on a space-available basis.

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Instructor

William Wiley

Course Description

If you’ve attended a FELTG training or have read our newsletters, you know how important we believe word selection is in framing charges of employee misconduct. On June 14, FELTG President William Wiley, attorney at law, will conduct a 90-minute webinar discussing best practices for drafting disciplinary documents that will withstand even the harshest scrutiny by the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) or an arbitrator.

After the proper statutory foundation is laid, this program will cover:

• The four mandatory rules of charging
• The three styles of charging
• Charge specifications and label elements
• Why less is more in proposal and decision letters
• Specific words to use – and avoid – in drafting charging documents

Whether you’re new to drafting disciplinary documents, or you’ve been doing it for years, your work will be more efficient, professional, and defensible if you participate in this program. Register your site today!

Price

$270 per site

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Instructor

William Wiley, Deborah Hopkins

Course Description

Unless you’ve just returned from a remote island with no connection to the rest of the world, you’ve probably heard about the new Executive Orders, issued May 25, that are purported to significantly change the civil service protections that have been in place for nearly four decades.

Some changes are small, but others radically alter the status quo. Now is the time for federal attorneys, HR and LER specialists, union reps, and federal supervisors, to tune in and see exactly what these changes will mean in your day-to-day life. Join FELTG President William Wiley, attorney at law, on June 27 for a 60-minute discussion about the most important takeaways from the new Executive Orders.

Topics include:

• Changes in the performance opportunity period timeline
• Modifications to Douglas, including comparator penalties
• The undoing of progressive discipline
• Restrictions on official time for union activity
• What rights – if any – unions have any more

You won’t want to miss this important session. Register your site today.

Price

$225 per site

Teleworkers may be added to a main site registration for $25 each, on a space-available basis.

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Instructor

William Wiley

Course Description

Selecting a defensible penalty is crucial part of the disciplinary process. Adding to the challenge, in the past few years the MSPB has been all over the place regarding penalties for comparator employees. And because we are under a new administration – and are waiting for new Board Members to be announced – this topic is one causing concern and confusion throughout the federal employment law world.

FELTG President, attorney and noted author William Wiley is here to make sure you have the tools you need to select an appropriate penalty for employee misconduct. He’ll start this 90-minute session by discussing the most recent and relevant MSPB and Federal Circuit cases in penalty determination, providing information on getting “intent” penalties off of “non-intent” charges, and explaining the concept of “charging down and proving up.”

He’ll also cover:

• Establishing the maximum penalty
• Notice requirements
• Considerations if your agency uses a Table of Penalties
• How to defend your agency against the Terrible Trilogy and Fearsome Foursome
• The importance of the Douglas factors in penalty determination and how to make those Douglas factors sing

As always, this session is held live and gives you a chance to ask your questions, and get immediate answers. Attorneys and HR practitioners alike will want to make plans to attend. But space is limited, so register your site today!

Price

$270 per site

Teleworkers may be added to a main site registration for $25 each, on a space-available basis

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Instructor

Barbara Haga

Course Description

OMB Directive M-17-22, the Comprehensive Plan for Reforming the Federal Government and Reducing the Federal Civilian Workforce, requires agencies to eliminate unnecessary barriers to addressing poor performance contained in agency policies.

That starts with your performance plans!

Join FELTG for a 90-minute webinar with instructor Barbara Haga, who will give you the tools you need to analyze your existing performance plans, and make modifications to help managers set measurable expectations of employee performance that will survive third-party review.

Topics covered include:

• How to make sure your standards meet the legal requirements of specific and clear, measurable, and attainable
• How to create standards for subjective critical elements
• How to eliminate unacceptable performance requirements that are not based on law/regulation (and that waste your valuable time!)

The session will include time for Q & A with a premier instructor in the field. Whether you’re in HR or are a supervisor who is looking to make your performance plans better, you’ll want to be sure to join us. Register today!

Price

$270 per site

Teleworkers may be added to a main site registration for $25 each, if space is available.

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Instructor

William Wiley

Course Description

You’ve probably heard about the new Executive Orders, issued May 25, that significantly changed the civil service protections that have been in place for nearly four decades. You’ve probably also heard about the federal court decision on August 24, issued by D.C. District Court Judge Ketanji Jackson, that declared several provisions of those Executive Orders to be invalid.

So, as of today, what exactly are agencies and unions required to do under these Executive Orders, and what are they no longer allowed to do? The times are changing so fast, it can be a real challenge to keep up with the world of federal employment and labor law. But don’t worry, FELTG is here to help. Join William Wiley, attorney at law, on September 17 for a 60-minute discussion about the most important takeaways from this 120+ page legal decision.

Topics include:

• What the court said about agencies imposing a 25 percent cap on the use of official time, and the status of taxpayer-funded union time
• Whether agencies are allowed to charge union to rent space and equipment
• Whether union employees are allowed to take performance ratings or removals before an arbitrator
• Whether the court agreed that 30-day PIPs can be imposed on all agency employees
• The brand-new, never-seen-before requirement for “flexibility” in bargaining
• And much more!

You won’t want to miss this session. Register your site today.

Price

$225 per site

Teleworkers may be added to a main site registration for $25 each, on a space-available basis.

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Instructor

William Wiley

Course Description

If you’ve been following the news lately, you’ve probably heard, “Fire the leakers” once or twice.

Listen up, folks: sometimes a “leaker” is an employee who engages in misconduct, and other times a “leaker” is a “whistleblower.” So when you hear that someone is firing “leakers,” keep in mind that there are good leakers and there are bad leakers, according to the law. Good leakers are whistleblowers who cannot be disciplined; bad leakers are civil servants who disclose information prohibited from disclosure by law and who can be fired. Do you know the difference? If not, you’d better learn quickly – and that’s what FELTG is here for.

Congress has provided whistleblowers with the highest level of protection from reprisal for disclosures of waste, fraud or abuse in the government. Join FELTG President William Wiley in September for a 90-minute webinar on this topic. After providing the statutory basis and explaining the civil service protections of the Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act, he will discuss:

• The categories of protected disclosures
• How to handle disclosures that turn out to be false
• The appropriate avenues of protected disclosure
• What constitutes whistleblower reprisal – and how to avoid it
• How to know when you can discipline a leaker
• Evidence needed to discipline a whistleblower for misconduct unrelated to whistleblowing

You won’t want to miss this important session – and we’ll take all the questions you have on the topic. Register your site today.

Price

$270 per site

Teleworkers may be added to a main site registration for $25 each, on a space-available basis.

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Instructors

William Wiley, Deborah Hopkins

Course Description

 1

It’s that time of year again! And boy, do we have some new material, with the new executive orders on accountability and labor relations, plus several much-anticipated FLRA decisions bringing clarity to questions we’ve had for years.

Twice a year we update you with what’s new from the MSPB, EEOC and FLRA, and this one looks to be better than ever.

Join FELTG attorneys William Wiley and Deborah Hopkins as they combine forces for a fast-paced discussion on the most surprising, significant and groundbreaking recent decisions and trends from the MSPB, EEOC and FLRA. If you’ve attended a past edition, you know this is not your standard [“boring”] case law update, but an editorial discussion that not only informs you about current cases, but explains how they impact your daily work whether you’re a lawyer, or an HR, ER, LR or EEO practitioner.

Bill and Deb will share where we’ve been and where we’re headed with the trends and regulations that influence your workplace and the way issues are litigated in your agency or union. Plus, ask your questions and get answers in real time.

We’d love to tell you now about the cases and regulations that will be discussed, but that’s entirely up to the MSPB, EEOC and FLRA. Stay tuned!

Price

$270 per site

Teleworkers may be added to a main site registration for $25 each, on a space-available basis.

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Instructor

Barbara Haga

Course Description

When we think about technology-related misconduct in the federal workplace, many of us think of the federal employee watching porn on his government computer. And there are certainly a number of cases involving pornography in the workplace. But federal employees have found many more ways to get in trouble with workplace technology, whether it’s running businesses from work, encouraging donations to political candidates using government computers, or simply wasting time on the Internet. And then there are teleworkers, who have their own unique tech issues.

In this 90-minute webinar, Barbara Haga will review relevant MSPB decisions on these topics, and discuss material on the defenses that employees have raised. She will identify the issues that should be addressed in technology policies, covering matters associated with telework and reasonable use of government equipment and systems.

While the near future of the Merit Systems Protection Board remains uncertain, Ms. Haga is staying on top of the situation and will provide attendees with the information they need to know.

Attendees will learn how to:

• Draft specific charges that deal with various types of technology-related misconduct
• Handle accommodation issues that come up in conjunction with technology matters
• Anticipate technology issues to coordinate with IT staffs to establish policies that clearly explain misuse
• Prepare supportable actions and ensure that union contract provisions support these policies

Price

Early Bird Tuition: $275 per site (registration submitted by February 15)                                                                                    Standard Tuition: $305 per site (registration submitted February 16 or later)

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

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Instructor

Joe Schimansky

Course Description

Few people love meetings, but we all know they are sometimes necessary. However, not all meetings are the same. And, in fact, some meetings can get you in trouble, despite your good intentions. FELTG instructor Joe Schimansky, former Executive Director of the Federal Service Impasses Panel, will identify and discuss when the law requires you to provide the union an opportunity to be involved in discussions. Learn when meetings become formal discussions or Weingarten meetings, and what to do when an employee requests union representation.

Mr. Schimansky will explain:

• The union’s rights and responsibilities when it comes to meetings
• What is required for a meeting to be considered a formal discussion
• What a union rep can and cannot do during a formal discussion
• What constitutes a reasonable belief that discipline may occur

This webinar will also include the most updated information related to President Trump’s May 2018 Executive Orders on federal labor unions. If you have union employees, this is a session you won’t want to miss.

Price

Early Bird Tuition: $275 per site (registration submitted by March 11)                                                                                  Standard Tuition: $305 per site (registration submitted March 12 or later)

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

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Instructors

Deborah Hopkins

Course Description

Reprisal is a term that gets used a lot, but did you know that it has different definitions in different cases? If you join FELTG President Deborah Hopkins during this 90-minute webinar to find out exactly where the differences lie, you just might save your agency from losing a reprisal case.

During this interactive discussion, Ms. Hopkins will explain the legal background on the various forms of reprisal and why it’s such an important area of focus in federal employee statutory protection. From there, she will talk about:

• Whistleblower reprisal: the standards, burden of proof, and actions that constitute reprisal
• The many forms of EEO reprisal and why it’s the most common category in discrimination findings
• Reprisal for union activity, including what type of activity falls outside the bounds of coverage
• What is legal and not legal when considering someone’s veteran status in making employment-related decisions
• The distinction between reprisal and retaliation

This is an event you won’t want to miss, whether you’re an attorney, LER specialist, EEO specialist, union official or supervisor. We hope you’ll join us.

Price

Early Bird Tuition: $275 per site (registration submitted by June 3)

Standard Tuition: $305 per site (registration submitted June 4 or later)

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

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Instructor

Deborah Hopkins

Course Description

If you’ve attended a FELTG training or read our newsletters, you know how important we believe word selection is when framing charges of employee misconduct. FELTG President Deborah Hopkins, attorney at law, will conduct a 90-minute webinar discussing best practices for drafting disciplinary documents that will withstand even the harshest scrutiny by the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) or an arbitrator.

After the proper statutory foundation is laid, this program will cover:

• The four mandatory rules of charging
• The three styles of charging
• Charge specifications and label elements
• Why less is more in proposal and decision letters
• Specific words to use – and avoid – in drafting charging documents

Whether you’re new to drafting disciplinary documents, or you’ve been doing it for years, your work will be more efficient, professional, and defensible if you participate in this program. Register your site today!

Price

Early Bird Tuition: $275 per site (payment required by July 1)

Standard Tuition: $305 per site (for payments made July 2 or later)

Teleworkers may be added to a main site registration for $35 each, if space is available.

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Instructor

Deborah Hopkins, Joe Schimansky

Course Description

The drama continues.

President Trump issued three Executive Orders last year aimed at curtailing union activity and increasing supervisors’ ability to hold employees accountable for misconduct and shoddy performance. Three months later, several provisions of those Executive Orders were set aside as illegal, per a D.C. District Court judge decision.

And now, almost a year since the District Court decision, its ruling has been overturned by an Appeals Court. The Executive Orders are no longer enjoined.

If you think this all seems confusing, you’re not alone. As always, you can count on FELTG to help you through these confusing times. Join FELTG President and Attorney at Law Deborah Hopkins and Joseph Schimansky, former Executive Director of the Federal Service Impasses Panel (FSIP), on July 31 for a 60-minute discussion about the most important takeaways from this decision. They will explain the key provisions of the Executive Orders, and spell out  exactly your agencies can, cannot, and should do under these EOs.

You’ll leave this important webinar with answers to the the 6 Ws:

You can’t afford to miss this session. Register your site now.

Price

• $225 per site through July 26, 2019.
• $255 per site July 27, 2019 and later.

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

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Instructor

Ann Boehm

Course Description

The Douglas factors require agencies to consider alternative sanctions, but what exactly are alternatives to discipline? How do they work? Does anyone even know where to start an alternative to discipline?

FELTG instructor Ann Boehm does. In this 90-minute webinar, she will show you how how to think outside the box in certain disciplinary situations. For example, the last thing you want to do to someone who is AWOL is suspend them — they already are not coming to work. Instead, we can show you how to give a reprimand in lieu of suspension. The goal of discipline is to rehabilitate, and in certain circumstances, alternative sanctions are very effective in that regard.

Attendees will:

• Learn the legal requirements that form the foundation of disciplinary actions.
• Identify several alternatives to adverse actions.
• Understand the benefits of a reprimand in lieu of a suspension.

Price

Early Bird Tuition: $275 per site (payment required by October 14)

Standard Tuition: $305 per site (for payments made October 15 or later)

Teleworkers may be added to a main site registration for $35 each, if space is available.

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Instructors

Katherine Atkinson, Ann Boehm, Deborah Hopkins, Meghan Droste

Course Description

Legal writing in federal sector employment law is a specialized craft. Cases have been lost because of poorly or ambiguously written documents. This webinar series will help you sharpen the skills you need to produce effective, defensible, legally sound documents in the federal sector. This includes disciplinary letters, summary judgment motions, reports of investigation, and more. With the sample language, templates and documents provided during the webinars, you’ll have tools use can continue to use long after the series ends.

Sessions will be held on Thursdays from 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. ET.

It doesn’t matter if you haven’t been to law school recently, or ever at all. Spend an hour a week with FELTG and you’ll find the way to make the documents you write be more clear, effective, and persuasive.

• January 16 – Legal Writing for the MSPB, EEOC and FLRA: Nuts and Bolts
• January 23 – Writing Performance Demonstration Period Plans that Work
• January 30 – Framing Charges and Drafting Proposed Discipline
• February 6 – The Douglas Factor Analysis and Writing the Decision
• February 13 – Writing Effective Motions for Summary Judgment
• February 20 – Drafting a Legally Sufficient Report of Investigation

Price

• Early Bird Tuition: $240 per site (payment made by January 13).
• Standard Tuition: $270 per site (payment made January 14 or later).
• Register for all six webinars by January 13 and pay only $1350!

Teleworkers may be added to a main site registration for $40 per teleworker, on a space-available basis.

Download Registration Form

Instructors

Katherine Atkinson, Ann Boehm, Deborah Hopkins, Meghan Droste

Course Description

Legal writing in federal sector employment law is a specialized craft. Cases have been lost because of poorly or ambiguously written documents. This webinar series will help you sharpen the skills you need to produce effective, defensible, legally sound documents in the federal sector. This includes disciplinary letters, summary judgment motions, reports of investigation, and more. With the sample language, templates and documents provided during the webinars, you’ll have tools use can continue to use long after the series ends.

Sessions will be held on Thursdays from 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. ET.

It doesn’t matter if you haven’t been to law school recently, or ever at all. Spend an hour a week with FELTG and you’ll find the way to make the documents you write be more clear, effective, and persuasive.

• January 16 – Legal Writing for the MSPB, EEOC and FLRA: Nuts and Bolts
• January 23 – Writing Performance Demonstration Period Plans that Work
• January 30 – Framing Charges and Drafting Proposed Discipline
• February 6 – The Douglas Factor Analysis and Writing the Decision
• February 13 – Writing Effective Motions for Summary Judgment
• February 20 – Drafting a Legally Sufficient Report of Investigation

Price

• Early Bird Tuition: $240 per site (payment made by January 13).
• Standard Tuition: $270 per site (payment made January 14 or later).
• Register for all six webinars by January 13 and pay only $1350!

Teleworkers may be added to a main site registration for $40 per teleworker, on a space-available basis.

Download Registration Form

Instructors

Katherine Atkinson, Ann Boehm, Deborah Hopkins, Meghan Droste

Course Description

Legal writing in federal sector employment law is a specialized craft. Cases have been lost because of poorly or ambiguously written documents. This webinar series will help you sharpen the skills you need to produce effective, defensible, legally sound documents in the federal sector. This includes disciplinary letters, summary judgment motions, reports of investigation, and more. With the sample language, templates and documents provided during the webinars, you’ll have tools use can continue to use long after the series ends.

Sessions will be held on Thursdays from 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. ET.

It doesn’t matter if you haven’t been to law school recently, or ever at all. Spend an hour a week with FELTG and you’ll find the way to make the documents you write be more clear, effective, and persuasive.

• January 16 – Legal Writing for the MSPB, EEOC and FLRA: Nuts and Bolts
• January 23 – Writing Performance Demonstration Period Plans that Work
• January 30 – Framing Charges and Drafting Proposed Discipline
• February 6 – The Douglas Factor Analysis and Writing the Decision
• February 13 – Writing Effective Motions for Summary Judgment
• February 20 – Drafting a Legally Sufficient Report of Investigation

Price

• Early Bird Tuition: $240 per site (payment made by January 13).
• Standard Tuition: $270 per site (payment made January 14 or later).
• Register for all six webinars by January 13 and pay only $1350!

Teleworkers may be added to a main site registration for $40 per teleworker, on a space-available basis.

Download Registration Form

Instructors

Katherine Atkinson, Ann Boehm, Deborah Hopkins, Meghan Droste

Course Description

Legal writing in federal sector employment law is a specialized craft. Cases have been lost because of poorly or ambiguously written documents. This webinar series will help you sharpen the skills you need to produce effective, defensible, legally sound documents in the federal sector. This includes disciplinary letters, summary judgment motions, reports of investigation, and more. With the sample language, templates and documents provided during the webinars, you’ll have tools use can continue to use long after the series ends.

Sessions will be held on Thursdays from 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. ET.

It doesn’t matter if you haven’t been to law school recently, or ever at all. Spend an hour a week with FELTG and you’ll find the way to make the documents you write be more clear, effective, and persuasive.

• January 16 – Legal Writing for the MSPB, EEOC and FLRA: Nuts and Bolts
• January 23 – Writing Performance Demonstration Period Plans that Work
• January 30 – Framing Charges and Drafting Proposed Discipline
• February 6 – The Douglas Factor Analysis and Writing the Decision
• February 13 – Writing Effective Motions for Summary Judgment
• February 20 – Drafting a Legally Sufficient Report of Investigation

Price

• Early Bird Tuition: $240 per site (payment made by January 13).
• Standard Tuition: $270 per site (payment made January 14 or later).
• Register for all six webinars by January 13 and pay only $1350!

Teleworkers may be added to a main site registration for $40 per teleworker, on a space-available basis.

Download Registration Form

Instructors

Katherine Atkinson, Ann Boehm, Deborah Hopkins, Meghan Droste

Course Description

Legal writing in federal sector employment law is a specialized craft. Cases have been lost because of poorly or ambiguously written documents. This webinar series will help you sharpen the skills you need to produce effective, defensible, legally sound documents in the federal sector. This includes disciplinary letters, summary judgment motions, reports of investigation, and more. With the sample language, templates and documents provided during the webinars, you’ll have tools use can continue to use long after the series ends.

Sessions will be held on Thursdays from 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. ET.

It doesn’t matter if you haven’t been to law school recently, or ever at all. Spend an hour a week with FELTG and you’ll find the way to make the documents you write be more clear, effective, and persuasive.

• January 16 – Legal Writing for the MSPB, EEOC and FLRA: Nuts and Bolts
• January 23 – Writing Performance Demonstration Period Plans that Work
• January 30 – Framing Charges and Drafting Proposed Discipline
• February 6 – The Douglas Factor Analysis and Writing the Decision
• February 13 – Writing Effective Motions for Summary Judgment
• February 20 – Drafting a Legally Sufficient Report of Investigation

Price

• Early Bird Tuition: $240 per site (payment made by January 13).
• Standard Tuition: $270 per site (payment made January 14 or later).
• Register for all six webinars by January 13 and pay only $1350!

Teleworkers may be added to a main site registration for $40 per teleworker, on a space-available basis.

Download Registration Form

Instructors

Katherine Atkinson, Ann Boehm, Deborah Hopkins, Meghan Droste

Course Description

Legal writing in federal sector employment law is a specialized craft. Cases have been lost because of poorly or ambiguously written documents. This webinar series will help you sharpen the skills you need to produce effective, defensible, legally sound documents in the federal sector. This includes disciplinary letters, summary judgment motions, reports of investigation, and more. With the sample language, templates and documents provided during the webinars, you’ll have tools use can continue to use long after the series ends.

Sessions will be held on Thursdays from 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. ET.

It doesn’t matter if you haven’t been to law school recently, or ever at all. Spend an hour a week with FELTG and you’ll find the way to make the documents you write be more clear, effective, and persuasive.

• January 16 – Legal Writing for the MSPB, EEOC and FLRA: Nuts and Bolts
• January 23 – Writing Performance Demonstration Period Plans that Work
• January 30 – Framing Charges and Drafting Proposed Discipline
• February 6 – The Douglas Factor Analysis and Writing the Decision
• February 13 – Writing Effective Motions for Summary Judgment
• February 20 – Drafting a Legally Sufficient Report of Investigation

Price

• Early Bird Tuition: $240 per site (payment made by January 13).
• Standard Tuition: $270 per site (payment made January 14 or later).
• Register for all six webinars by January 13 and pay only $1350!

Teleworkers may be added to a main site registration for $40 per teleworker, on a space-available basis.

FELTG is making its webinars easier to access during the COVID-19 closures and emergency telework scheduling, to ensure that proper training is still available when the majority of employees are working at home. Contact us at 844.283.3584 or [email protected] to find out how this applies to our webinars, or how you can bring FELTG’s off-the-shelf or custom webinars directly to your agency.

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Instructor

Deborah Hopkins

Course Description

The Trump Executive Orders made it clear that progressive discipline is not mandatory. However, that doesn’t mean it can’t be an important tool, particularly when considering whether an employee should be fired on the heels of new misconduct. Join FELTG as we dive into when and how to effectively use progressive discipline. The 60-minute webinar will also cover the foundations of discipline, the differences between performance and misconduct; the options to discipline; and the tricky concept of comparator employees. This webinar is part of the Navigating Challenges in the Discipline Process series.

Price

• Early Bird Tuition: $240 per site, per session (payment made by March 9).
• Standard Tuition: $270 per site, per session (payment made March 10 or later).

Teleworkers may be added to a main site registration for $40 per teleworker, on a space-available basis.

Course Description

In a matter of weeks, the COVID-19 pandemic has drastically changed the federal workplace, the country, and the world. In this free 30-minute webinar, FELTG President and attorney at law Deborah Hopkins discusses two areas where the response to this virus has impacted the federal workplace:

• ADA and EEOC guidance on the medical impact of COVID-19 in the federal workplace
  • Including medical inquiries, fitness for duty exams, and clearance to return to work
• OPM and White House guidance on agency operations during the COVID-19 pandemic
  • Including telework, evacuation orders, and weather and safety leave

Instructor

Deborah Hopkins

Price and Registration

FREE. Registration is currently full. However, if you use the registration link below FELTG will add you to the wait list, and after the webinar’s conclusion we will email you a link so you can view the recorded presentation.

Register here. Enrollment is limited to the first 200 individuals and space is not guaranteed.

If you are one of the first 200 participants to register, you will receive a confirmation email from Zoom webinars confirming your registration and containing important access information.

FELTG is making its webinars easier to access during the COVID-19 closures and emergency telework scheduling, to ensure that proper training is still available when the majority of employees are working at home. Contact us at 844.283.3584 or [email protected] to find out how you can bring FELTG’s off-the-shelf or custom webinars directly to your agency.

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Instructor

Deborah Hopkins

Course Description

Due process is a simple, yet often misunderstood, concept. FELTG President Deborah Hopkins will explain constitutional due process, how it applies to the federal workforce, and what happens if your agency violates it. (Hint: You will lose your appeal.)  This 60-minute webinar, part of the Navigating Challenges in the Discipline Process series, will cover Ward and Stone violations, the role of the proposing and deciding officials and the discipline timelines as required by Executive Order 13839.

Price

• Early Bird Tuition (payment required by April 10, 2020):
  • 1 line: $100
  • 2-5 lines: $185
  • 6-9 lines: $260
  • 10-15 lines: $340
  • 16-20 lines: $425
• Standard Tuition (payments made April 11, 2020 or later):
  • 1 line: $115
  • 2-5 lines: $215
  • 6-9 lines: $290
  • 10-15 lines: $370
  • 16-20 lines: $455

Additional teleworkers may be added for $40 each, if space is available.

FELTG is making its webinars easier to access during the COVID-19 closures and emergency telework scheduling, to ensure that proper training is still available when the majority of employees are working at home. Contact us at 844.283.3584 or [email protected] to find out how you can bring FELTG’s off-the-shelf or custom webinars directly to your agency.

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Instructor

Ann Boehm

Course Description

The federal workforce is full of incredibly talented and dedicated law enforcement personnel across many agencies. Like all federal employees, these LEOs deserve a workplace free of toxic and misbehaving coworkers. Ann Boehm, who spent most of her 26 years as a government attorney with federal law enforcement agencies, will explain how conduct standards for LEOs may differ from other feds, and she will highlight  the Douglas factors that are of specific importance when disciplining officers. This 60-minute webinar will also cover off-duty misconduct, Giglio determinations, and what to do when LEOs commit felonies. This is the final webinar in the three-part Navigating Challenges in the Discipline Process series.

Price

• Early Bird Tuition (payment required by May 5, 2020):
  • 1 line: $100
  • 2-5 lines: $185
  • 6-9 lines: $260
  • 10-15 lines: $340
  • 16-20 lines: $425
• Standard Tuition (payments made May 6, 2020 or later):
  • 1 line: $115
  • 2-5 lines: $215
  • 6-9 lines: $290
  • 10-15 lines: $370
  • 16-20 lines: $455

Additional teleworkers may be added for $40 each, if space is available.

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Instructor

Deborah Hopkins

Course Description

FELTG’s flagship courses, such as UnCivil Servant, have empowered supervisors and their advisors to confidently handle the challenges that come with supervising federal employees.

But what if those employees are not in the physical workspace, and instead are working remotely, as most federal employees currently are (and most will likely be for the foreseeable future)? FELTG President and attorney at law Deborah Hopkins will address and provide guidance on handling employee conduct and performance issues during a pandemic.

Over the course of 75 minutes, Ms. Hopkins will address challenges such as remote employees, who:

• Refuse to report to duty after the agency re-opens.
• Misuse technology or violate time and attendance protocols.
• Fail to perform their critical element(s) at an acceptable level.

Many employees are thriving under remote work, but others continue to struggle with performance. It’s imperative to agency mission that you use the right tools to swiftly and effectively address poor performance and misconduct, regardless of where the employee is doing – or NOT doing – the actual work.

Learning Objectives

Attendees will learn how to:

• Take disciplinary action against a teleworking employee.
• Determine whether a non-performer should be put on a demonstration period during emergency telework.
• Manage a demonstration period remotely.

Price

• Early Bird Tuition (payment required by June 22, 2020):
  • 1 line: $140
  • 2-5 lines: $225
  • 6-9 lines: $300
  • 10-15 lines: $385
  • 16-20 lines: $465
• Standard Tuition (payments made June 23, 2020 or later):
  • 1 line: $165
  • 2-5 lines: $260
  • 6-9 lines: $340
  • 10-15 lines: $420
  • 16-20 lines: $495

Additional teleworkers may be added for $40 each, if space is available.

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Instructor

Dwight Lewis 

Course Description

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Are you likely to outright deny a reasonable accommodation request for leave or a flexible work schedule? Do you think undue hardship is a viable reason to deny most reasonable accommodations? Do you think it’s your responsibility as a supervisor or HR professional to determine if the individual is really disabled? Have you reached out to an employee’s doctor to find out more about his disability?

Oftentimes the best way to learn is by making mistakes. But not when it comes to reasonable accommodation law. Instead, learn from the blunders that other agencies have already made. Join Dwight Lewis, former Chief Administrative Judge of the EEOC – Dallas Region, for Part 4 of FELTG’s Reasonable Accommodation in the Federal Workplace webinar series.

Attendees will learn:

• What steps to take when an employee informs you of his or her disability
• What judges really think when an agency chooses an accommodation that is different than what the employee requested
• How to determine if telework would be an effective accommodation
• When leave would be considered an accommodation
• Why undue hardship is rarely a successful defense for denying an accommodation request

Believe us: You don’t want to make these costly and embarrassing gaffes. Find out from a respected EEOC Chief AJ, how to handle reasonable accommodation requests the right way.

Price

• Early Bird Tuition: $240 per site, per session (payment made by July 20).
• Standard Tuition: $270 per site, per session (payment made July 21 or later).

Teleworkers may be added to a main site registration for $40 per teleworker, on a space-available basis.

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Instructors

Deborah Hopkins, Ann Boehm, Katherine Atkinson, Meghan Droste, Bob Woods, Barbara Haga, Joe Schimansky

Series Description

These are demanding times. Even if your agency isn’t laser-focused on pandemic-related efforts, it is most certainly challenged to meet its mission while managing the burdens and stresses of a workplace changed by the coronavirus crisis.

Meanwhile, new issues arise that make navigating the complex and always-changing landscape of federal employment law even more difficult.

FELTG’s fall webinar series provides an opportunity to re-center your efforts, while you re-educate yourself on key legal concepts impacting today’s federal workplace.

Over eight 60-minute webinars, FELTG’s experienced and knowledgeable instructors provide support on everything from harassment to age discrimination, from medical removals to the new Federal Employee Paid Leave Act, from performance and disciplinary documents to whistleblower reprisal, as well as legal updates and recent case law involving EEO and labor relations. Register now for one, a few, or all of the courses in the series.

Sessions will be held on Tuesdays from 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. ET. Click on any webinar title for a full description.

• October 13 – Addressing Age Discrimination in the Federal Workplace
• October 20 – Preventing and Correcting Hostile Environment Harassment
• October 27 – Solving Problems with Disciplinary and Performance Documents
• November 3 – When Employees Can’t Get to Work: What You Need to Know About Medical Removals
• November 10 – Implementing the New Federal Employee Paid Leave Act
• November 17 – Why, How and When to Avoid Whistleblower Reprisal
• December 1 – What’s Going on With Federal Sector EEO? Case Law Updates and More
• December 8 – What’s Going on at the FLRA? Case Law Updates and More

Price

• Early Bird Tuition: $240 per site, per webinar (payment required by October 3)
• Standard Tuition: $270 per site, per webinar (payments made October 4 or later)
• Register for all eight webinars by October 3 and pay only $1825!

Teleworkers may be added to a main site registration for $40 per teleworker, on a space-available basis. Have a bunch of teleworkers? Contact FELTG for group discounts.

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Instructor

Deborah Hopkins

Course Description

A majority of federal employees say their managers fail to take the necessary steps to address poor-performing coworkers – in fact, the 2019 Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey reported that only 34% of employees are happy with how their supervisors handle poor performers. And there is a general sense throughout government that in most agencies, misconduct is not being handled effectively. The problem often isn’t that supervisors are not addressing performance and conduct problems – it’s that they’re doing it incorrectly.

A poorly chosen word, too many unnecessary words, the wrong charge, too much discussion of evidence – these common occurrences will derail your efforts. FELTG President and Attorney at Law Deborah Hopkins will identify the pitfalls and offer direct guidance on drafting legally-sufficient discipline and performance documents.

Attendees will learn how to:

• Properly assess and draft mitigating and aggravating factors.
• Identify the pros and cons of the different styles of charges.
• Draft an effective Performance Demonstration Period initiation memo.

This webinar is part of the Fall 2020 Webinar Series.

Price

• Early Bird Tuition: $240 per site, per webinar (payment required by October 3)
• Standard Tuition: $270 per site, per webinar (payments made October 4)
• Register for all eight webinars by October 3 and pay only $1825!

Teleworkers may be added to a main site registration for $40 per teleworker, on a space-available basis.

Download Registration Form

Instructors

Deborah Hopkins, Ann Boehm, Katherine Atkinson, Meghan Droste, Bob Woods, Barbara Haga, Joe Schimansky

Series Description

These are demanding times. Even if your agency isn’t laser-focused on pandemic-related efforts, it is most certainly challenged to meet its mission while managing the burdens and stresses of a workplace changed by the coronavirus crisis.

Meanwhile, new issues arise that make navigating the complex and always-changing landscape of federal employment law even more difficult.

FELTG’s fall webinar series provides an opportunity to re-center your efforts, while you re-educate yourself on key legal concepts impacting today’s federal workplace.

Over eight 60-minute webinars, FELTG’s experienced and knowledgeable instructors provide support on everything from harassment to age discrimination, from medical removals to the new Federal Employee Paid Leave Act, from performance and disciplinary documents to whistleblower reprisal, as well as legal updates and recent case law involving EEO and labor relations. Register now for one, a few, or all of the courses in the series.

Sessions will be held on Tuesdays from 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. ET. Click on any webinar title for a full description.

• October 13 – Addressing Age Discrimination in the Federal Workplace
• October 20 – Preventing and Correcting Hostile Environment Harassment
• October 27 – Solving Problems with Disciplinary and Performance Documents
• November 3 – When Employees Can’t Get to Work: What You Need to Know About Medical Removals
• November 10 – Implementing the New Federal Employee Paid Leave Act
• November 17 – Why, How and When to Avoid Whistleblower Reprisal
• December 1 – What’s Going on With Federal Sector EEO? Case Law Updates and More
• December 8 – What’s Going on at the FLRA? Case Law Updates and More

Price

• Early Bird Tuition: $240 per site, per webinar (payment required by October 3)
• Standard Tuition: $270 per site, per webinar (payments made October 4 or later)
• Register for all eight webinars by October 3 and pay only $1825!

Teleworkers may be added to a main site registration for $40 per teleworker, on a space-available basis. Have a bunch of teleworkers? Contact FELTG for group discounts.

Download Registration Form

Instructors

Deborah Hopkins, Ann Boehm, Katherine Atkinson, Meghan Droste, Bob Woods, Barbara Haga, Joe Schimansky

Series Description

These are demanding times. Even if your agency isn’t laser-focused on pandemic-related efforts, it is most certainly challenged to meet its mission while managing the burdens and stresses of a workplace changed by the coronavirus crisis.

Meanwhile, new issues arise that make navigating the complex and always-changing landscape of federal employment law even more difficult.

FELTG’s fall webinar series provides an opportunity to re-center your efforts, while you re-educate yourself on key legal concepts impacting today’s federal workplace.

Over eight 60-minute webinars, FELTG’s experienced and knowledgeable instructors provide support on everything from harassment to age discrimination, from medical removals to the new Federal Employee Paid Leave Act, from performance and disciplinary documents to whistleblower reprisal, as well as legal updates and recent case law involving EEO and labor relations. Register now for one, a few, or all of the courses in the series.

Sessions will be held on Tuesdays from 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. ET. Click on any webinar title for a full description.

• October 13 – Addressing Age Discrimination in the Federal Workplace
• October 20 – Preventing and Correcting Hostile Environment Harassment
• October 27 – Solving Problems with Disciplinary and Performance Documents
• November 3 – When Employees Can’t Get to Work: What You Need to Know About Medical Removals
• November 10 – Implementing the New Federal Employee Paid Leave Act
• November 17 – Why, How and When to Avoid Whistleblower Reprisal
• December 1 – What’s Going on With Federal Sector EEO? Case Law Updates and More
• December 8 – What’s Going on at the FLRA? Case Law Updates and More

Price

• Early Bird Tuition: $240 per site, per webinar (payment required by October 3)
• Standard Tuition: $270 per site, per webinar (payments made October 4 or later)
• Register for all eight webinars by October 3 and pay only $1825!

Teleworkers may be added to a main site registration for $40 per teleworker, on a space-available basis. Have a bunch of teleworkers? Contact FELTG for group discounts.