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.Using Progressive Discipline: How Many Strikes Before You’re Out?
By Deborah Hopkins, March 10, 2020 I spend most of my days talking about discipline. It’s a topic that I find very interesting, as do a lot of you in the FELTG Nation. In our field, of course there are a lot of boring discipline cases about the guy who is late to work...
And Now a Word With … OSC’s Louis Lopez
By Dan Gephart, March 3, 2020 Last week, the "Make it Safe Coalition" sent a letter to Congressional leaders with this ominous warning: The Whistleblower Protection Act "is at a severe risk of complete breakdown" and "on the verge of paralysis." The coalition is made...
And Now a Word With … Dr. Anthony Marchese
By Dan Gephart, February 11, 2020 The third page of the Partnership for Public Service report released last week explicitly hinged the federal workforce’s future success on agencies’ ability to do four things: Collaborate internally. Work closely together with other...
Not Commandments, but 5 Suggestions for Federal Employment Law Practitioners
By William Wiley, February 4, 2020 A few years ago, someone sent me a list of “Ten Commandments” for those who do not subscribe to a particular religion. From a philosophical aspect, I found it interesting and applicable in a number of situations in life. With some...
What’ll It Be, Mack? The Easy Way, or the Hard Way?
By Deborah Hopkins, January 21, 2020 My colleague Bill Wiley has long preached the value of taking the easy route vs. the hard route. An example he has often used in our Washington, DC classes goes something like this: If you’re in Washington, DC, and you want to get...
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...