What Do Dating, Diarrhea, Due Process Have in Common?

They are all topics the MSPB has recently looked at. (Pardon the alliteration.) Did you know:

  • If an Administrative Judge is in a romantic relationship with an appellant’s co-worker, that’s a conflict of interest, especially if there’s evidence the co-worker really doesn’t like the appellant.
  • If someone drives a GOV home one mile to clean up and change clothes after an unfortunate bout of diarrhea, that’s not Misuse of a GOV.
  • Not giving an appellant an oral reply isn’t always a due process violation.

We’ve got a lot more lessons from the new MSPB, which we’ll be discussing during one of FELTG’s most popular programs, MSPB Law Week, September 12-16 – and during our August 31 case law update.

We have more than just MSPB news this month. The newsletter discusses whether you can discipline a union rep who is on official time, non-EEO harassment, disability misconceptions, and more.

Take care,

Deborah J. Hopkins, FELTG President

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