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By Dan Gephart, January 17, 2024 Over the last several years, agencies have paid more particular attention to harassment, including the non-EEO kind. This has led to a greater general awareness of hostile work environment. Unfortunately, while more people are aware of HWE, there are way too many who don’t understand …
By Frank Ferreri, Jan. 17, 2024 For a variety of reasons, some benign and others more sinister, Federal employees may wind up on the receiving end of a workers’ compensation overpayment. What happens when the Employees’ Compensation Appeals Board decides that a Federal worker received a workers’ compensation overpayment? Under …
Can an agency charge Absent Without Leave (AWOL) if the employee was working, but in the wrong location? A new MSPB case, Wong v. Commerce, DC-0752-17-0298-I-2 (Dec. 9, 2023)(NP), tackles that very scenario.
In a semi-recent case involving an employee’s request for a dog in the workplace, Dona A. v. SSA, EEOC No. 2022000745 (May 9, 2022), the complainant requested 15 accommodations, including that her dog be permitted to come to work with her. Let’s break it down.
Welcome to another year-end News Flash, where we reveal the two most popular FELTG newsletter stories (based on the number of reads and forwards) for each month of 2023. Let’s dive in.
By Deborah Hopkins, December 4, 2023 As December rolls along, many of you will be attending or participating in holiday parties or gift exchanges. To kick off the holiday theme of this month’s newsletter, I wanted to share three lessons about employee (mis)conduct related to the holidays. Inappropriate use of …
By Ann Boehm, December 4, 2023 Dear Santa: I hope you’ve had a wonderful 2023. Are the elves pushing for a hybrid environment? I hope the reindeer are not working remotely! Especially not on December 24, because that would be a real problem! My year has gone well. I have …
By Frank Ferreri, December 4, 2023 It’s that time of year again. Office workers across the world, including the Federal government, will soon bring merriment to their cubicles, quads, and corridors with lights, snowpersons, trees, and other indicia of “the season.” While some Yuletide cheer is appropriate, welcome, and legally …
December 4, 2023 This question came into the Ask FELTG mailbag: I know there are prohibitions on gift-giving when it involves Federal employees, but are there any restrictions on gift-giving if two people who are friends also happen to be Federal employees The source for all things gift-related is 5 …
By Dan Gephart, December 4, 2023 There is one particular holiday taking place this month that seems especially apt for the current state of labor-management relations in the American workplace. Of course, I’m talking about Festivus, the holiday famously celebrated with the “airing of the grievances.” Yes, Festivus is a …
This week, our focus turns to claims of religious discrimination from another angle – reasonable accommodation. Read more.
By Deborah J. Hopkins, November 13, 2023 Religious persecution is on many people’s minds today. With polarizing events happening around the world, most notably the Israel-Hamas war, it’s important for Federal employees to remember this: While they may have strong feelings related to religious beliefs and practices, there are limits …
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