Tips from the Other Side: LGBTQ Terminology and Concepts

My Meghan Droste, June 12, 2018 “The difference between the almost right word and the right word is really a large matter—it’s the difference between the lightning bug and the lightning.”  Mark Twain’s excellent note on word choice is a lesson we can all learn from...

The New Executive Orders and Labor Relations

By William Wiley, June 5, 2018 As most of our wonderful readers know by now, on May 25 President Trump issued three executive orders to shake up the civil service. One of them primarily was focused on employee accountability for performance and misconduct. As we wrote...

EEO Complaints and Last Rites Agreements

By William Wiley, March 28, 2017 Oh, boy. Another great issue raised by a regular-reader who’s just trying to do the right thing: Dear FELTG- I am an L/ER specialist who provides advice and guidance to managers on disciplinary and adverse actions, including removals....

Don’t Be Suspicious: Remember the Reasonable Suspicion Standard

By Deryn Sumner, February 15, 2017 Federal employees have a very short statute of limitations to initiate EEO contact: the employee must make contact with an EEO counselor within 45 days from the date of the act thought to be discriminatory. Luckily there are...

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