FELTG News Flash
Sometimes, the news can't wait until our next FELTG Newsletter is published! Check out the latest news, case decisions and developments in the world of federal employment law below.And Now a Word With … Tinisha Agramonte on First-Generation Professionals
By Dan Gephart, November 8, 2022 After she entered the Senior Executive Service, Tinisha Agramonte became a sought-after speaker. She was often asked to serve on panels to discuss the obstacles she faced in climbing the career ladder. As she prepared for those...
Timeliness: It’s The Attempt That Counts
By Deborah Hopkins, October 26, 2021 Equal Employment Opportunity Commission regulations have long required that Federal employees (or applicants) must make a request to initiate precomplaint counseling with an EEO Counselor within 45 days of the effective date of the...
How is the Federal Personnel Manual Related to Vaccine Refusals? … Or 10 Suggestions for Implementing the Vaccination Executive Order, Part I
By William Wiley, October 12, 2021 This is the first of a two-part article. Ah, the good old days. As a fresh-faced lowly Navy Civilian Personnel Intern back in the 70s, one of the jobs that fell to me periodically was to update the Federal Personnel Management...
Novel Coronavirus Workplace Challenges: You Already Have the Tools to Do This
By Deborah Hopkins, October 5, 2021 The novel coronavirus has brought about numerous novel challenges in the Federal workplace. It can be tempting to allow all these “new” issues to feel completely overwhelming. But let me share something with you that I first heard...
Three Questions About the Vaccine Requirement for Feds
By Deborah Hopkins, September 20, 2021 Executive Order 14043, Requiring Coronavirus Disease 2019 Vaccination for Federal Employees, is currently the basis of a lot of conversations in the Federal employment law world, and beyond. I know it’s a potentially divisive...
Performance Isn’t About Can’t Do vs. Won’t Do
By William Wiley, September 7, 2021 Below is an email we received from a FELTG student, lightly edited for space and context, followed by our FELTG answer. Dear FELTG, I attended your MSPB Law Week in person last year just before everything was...
And Now a Word With … Ambassador Gina Abercrombie-Winstanley
By Dan Gephart, August 23, 2021 A year ago, the concept of “diversity training” was as welcome in the Federal workplace training as a squirrel at a dog park. But it’s now been almost seven months since President Joe Biden took office and immediately issued two...
Undoing the Last Four Years: Federal Circuit Clarifies the Burden of Proof in VA Discipline
By Deborah Hopkins, August 13, 2021 Over the last four years, the VA has enjoyed a lower burden of proof in taking disciplinary actions against employees covered by the VA Accountability and Whistleblower Protection Act, 38 USC 714. Indeed, Congress passed this law in...
And Now a Word With … FedUpward Podcaster Love Rutledge
By Dan Gephart, August 3, 2021 It’s unanimous here at FELTG. The headquarters team and our instructors are beyond tired of hearing the hackneyed tropes about bad Federal employees running amok. That’s why we teach courses like our flagship UnCivil Servant: Holding...
OPM Reentry Guidance Signals Further Acceptance, Expectation of Telework
By Dan Gephart, July 26, 2021 The telework paradigm shifted greatly during the pandemic and nowhere is that clearer than in the 38-page guidance the Office of Personnel Management released late last week. While titled “Additional Guidance on Post-Reentry Personnel...