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 … Michael Bogdanow
By Dan Gephart, January 7, 2020 When I first started working in the area federal employment law many years ago, I called around, looking for advice. One highly regarded and experienced attorney told me: If you need to understand anything at all about the Merit Systems...
The Top 10 FELTG Newsletter Stories of 2019
By Dan Gephart, December 17, 2019 Before we put the wrap on 2019, all of us here at FELTG Headquarters want to thank all of you who make up what our Past President William Wiley dubbed "FELTG Nation" -- our great attendees, customers, and readers. It's been quite a...
Yes, ADHD Actually is a Disability – and NO, All Kindergartners Don’t Have It
By Deborah Hopkins, December 3, 2019 My brother is several years younger than I am, and I remember when he was in kindergarten, his teacher recommended he go on Ritalin because he was hyper and she thought he had ADHD. My parents were taken aback and started talking...
And Now a Word With … James Read
By Dan Gephart, November 5, 2019 Last month, we talked with MSPB General Counsel Tristan Leavitt about the adjudicatory and other work that the 200-plus employee agency continues to do despite not having any Board members since February. It's a few weeks later and the...
The Presidential Impeachment Inquiry and FELTG Training
By William Wiley, October 29, 2019 As the inquiry into impeachment continues on Capitol Hill, many talking heads and so-called experts are accusing those running the inquiry of being unfair. We here at FELTG love teaching moments. And the impeachment inquiry arguments...
SCOTUS Watch 2019: Does Title VII Cover Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation or Gender Identity?
By Meghan Droste, October 22, 2019 The Supreme Court heard arguments on October 8 in what I am sure will prove to be three landmark cases: Altitude Express, Inc. v. Zarda, Bostock v. Clayton County, and R.G. & G.R. Harris Funeral Homes v. EEOC. The first two...
FELTG Sets the Record Straight on Whistleblowing
By Deborah Hopkins and William Wiley, October 8, 2019 We've been reading and hearing a lot lately about whistleblowers, most recently about the Ukraine/Biden/Trump situation. We're not here to discuss the merits of the complaint about President Trump's conversation...
And Now a Word With … Tristan Leavitt
By Dan Gephart, October 1, 2019 More than 200 employees work for the Merit Systems Protection Board in numerous regional and field offices across the country. But it's the three offices that sit empty at the Board's Washington, D.C., headquarters that have drawn the...
And Now a Word With … The Hatch Act Unit
By Dan Gephart, September 10, 2019 It's always interesting when federal employment law makes its way into mainstream conversation. After Kellyanne Conway's failure to understand and comply with the Hatch Act made headlines, people who have yet to figure what kind of...
Question of the Day: Why Do Agencies Discipline?
By William Wiley, August 28, 2019 Every now and then, I'll make a statement in a class, and some bright student will say: "Where did you get that?" If the issue has to do with something recent, often I am able to find a citation to a case decision or perhaps a...