December 2023 Federal Employment Law Training Group Newsletter
Please Enjoy Our Holiday Edition
It’s hard to believe we’re just a few short weeks away from the end of the year – and what a year it’s been. We have been busy with virtual training, but also back on the road quite a bit. Some of my favorite onsite trainings have been in locations including Yellowstone, Monterey, Coeur d’Alene (pictured here), Anchorage, and Walla Walla, just to name a few.
We already have a lot on the calendar in 2024, so check it out. Or, if you’d like one of our instructors to come to you, we can send you details on how to make that happen. Email us at [email protected]. Thanks for being such wonderful Federal employees, FELTG readers. We wouldn’t be here without you.
For this last full newsletter of 2023, we are embracing a holiday theme with articles on bad behavior at parties, allegations of holiday decorations being discriminatory, gift-giving ethics, and settling grievances, along with a letter to Santa.
Have a happy holiday season,
Deborah J. Hopkins, FELTG President
Nude Photos, Fake Feces, Party Rumors: A Few of MSPB’s Holiday No-Nos
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...
The Good News: A Letter to Santa 2023
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...
Spread Cheer Wisely and Avoid Discrimination by Decoration
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.”...
Ask FELTG: Are There Restrictions on Gift-giving Between Feds Who are friends?
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...
Gather Around the Festivus Pole and Settle Up Your Grievances
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...