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.How is Kirkpatrick Act Discipline Different from Traditional Discipline?
By Deborah Hopkins, June 7, 2021 Last week, the MSPB released a research brief Agency Leader Responsibilities Related to Prohibited Personnel Practices. Since the MSPB still doesn’t have a quorum (1,613 days and over 3,400 Petitions For Review – and counting),...
Three Takeaways from the 2020 FEVS
By Deborah Hopkins, May 24, 2021 The 2020 FEVS was released a few days ago. Thanks to COVID-19, it looks somewhat different than past FEVS. But, as always, it is full of interesting and helpful information about how employees view their agencies, their supervisors,...
Two Words for MSPB AJs Mitigating Removals to Demotions: Please Stop
By William Wiley, May 3, 2021 President Biden recently nominated Cathy Harris as Chair of the Merit Systems Protection Board, and hopefully soon he will nominate two other individuals who will provide us with a full Board. And you can bet that on behalf of The Nation,...
Answering Questions on the New PIP Requirement, Post-Santos
By Deborah Hopkins, April 27, 2021 A couple weeks ago, Bob Woods and I held a webinar on the new PIP justification requirement issued by the Federal Circuit in Santos v. NASA, No. 2019-2345, (Fed. Cir. Mar. 11, 2021), that undid more than 40 years of case precedent....
And Now a Word With … Marcus Hill
By Dan Gephart, March 29, 2021 As the former Senior Executive Advisor for the Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers, Marcus Hill (pictured at right) knows a lot about training. When it comes to determining whether training is going to be effective, he recalls...
The Power of Disability Inclusion in the Workplace
By Michael Murray, Special Guest Author, March 22, 2021 I have been so pumped to see meaningful conversations about workplace diversity and inclusion that have been happening around the country. The most progressive workplaces always include those of us with...
Takeaways from OPM’s Guidance for Implementation of Executive Order 14003
By Deborah Hopkins, March 8, 2021 Over the past several weeks, we’ve been anticipating guidance from OPM on Executive Order 14003, and last Friday afternoon, we finally received it. (Who would have ever thought 6 weeks could feel like such a long time!) After an...
Transition Talk: Be Honest and Positive, and Offer Training to Appointees
By Dan Gephart, March 2, 2021 This is the final article in our Transition Talk series, where members of the FELTG Faculty share their advice on how to best work with presidential appointments and thrive under a new Administration. See our previous articles in the...
President Biden and the Trump Civil Service EOs: What It All Really Means
By William Wiley, February 22, 2021 Well, it didn’t take long, did it? In his first three days on the job (not bad for a probationer), President Biden recognized what most every reader of this newsletter already knows: “Career civil servants are the backbone of the...
Joe Schimansky: Add Value, Listen, and Set the Record Straight
By Dan Gephart, February 2, 2021 This is the third article in our Transition Talk series, where members of the FELTG Faculty share their advice on how to best work with presidential appointments and thrive under a new administration. See our previous article in the...