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 … Dennis Dean Kirk
By Dan Gephart, FELTG Training Director August 11, 2020 I really had hoped and expected that when we conducted an interview with Dennis Dean Kirk, it would be to discuss his new role as Chairman of the Merit Systems Protection Board. As the FELTG Nation knows,...
Managing Employees With Narcissistic Personality Traits
By Shana Palmieri, August 4, 2020 Do you have an employee who refuses to accept feedback, is always right, monopolizes the conversation and feels entitled to special treatment within your agency? Are these traits creating a challenge for leadership to engage this...
Workers’ Comp Rules for COVID-19 Depend on Job Type
By Frank Ferreri, Special Guest Author, July 28, 2020 If anything in recent history has proven to be the ultimate “disruptor,” COVID-19 certainly makes a strong case for top billing. Among the many changes the pandemic has brought are new approaches to workers’...
When Cleaning Desks and Wearing Masks is Required: Life With COVID-19
By Barbara Haga, July 15, 2020 We've previously talked about issues related to employees who report to work with symptoms and what to do about taking temperatures when employees are reporting to the worksite. What other issues could present once more and more...
And Now a Word With … Scott Boehm
By Dan Gephart, June 30, 2020 Inspectors general have a penchant lately for making headlines. During one short period a couple of weeks ago, one news site had three different stories about IGs. There was a warning from IGs about stimulus plan oversight, a request from...
More About that Employee Who Left His Laptop Charger at Work During the Pandemic
By Deborah Hopkins, June 23, 2020 Last week, we published an article about an employee who left his laptop charger in the office at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. The employee claimed he worked 40 hours a week for eight weeks, even though he later admitted he...
Breaking News: SCOTUS Says Federal Law Protects LGBTQ Workers From Employment Discrimination
By Deborah Hopkins, June 15, 2020 This morning, the Supreme Court issued a decision in Altitude Express, Inc. v. Zarda, Bostock v. Clayton County, and R.G. & G.R. Harris Funeral Homes v. EEOC, 590 U.S. ______ (Jun. 15, 2020). The 6-3 decision was written by...
The Employee Who Refuses to Report to Work
By Deborah Hopkins, June 9, 2020 Back in the day – before COVID-19 – there was a term we used for employees who refused to report to work: AWOL. Or, as our friends in the Navy call it, Unauthorized Absence. The pandemic has created a new scenario though, where a...
And Now a Word With … Chai Feldblum
By Dan Gephart, June 2, 2020 I’ve attended the EEOC’s EXCEL Conference for several years as a member of the press, which included a pre-arranged sit-down interview with one of the EEOC commissioners. Sometimes I interviewed the Chair, but usually I interviewed whoever...
FELTG is Going Virtual – for the Summer, Anyway
By Deborah J. Hopkins, May 14, 2020 These past several weeks have been challenging for all of us. Many of you in the FELTG Nation, and some of us in the FELTG family, have lost loved ones to COVID-19. There’s a lot of uncertainty about what the future holds, as some...