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....

A New Way to Fire Bad Performers

By William Wiley, November 13, 2019 Actually, it’s not new; it’s the way Congress intended it be done starting in 1978. Check out the following situation. As a legal or HR advisor, consider what you would advise. Sally Supervisor tells you her problem: Ed Employee...

Do You Really Want to Give a Poor Performer the 5-Star Lyft?

By Dan Gephart, November 13, 2019 John Horton knows which rating you gave your last Uber driver. Horton isn’t a mind reader. He’s a professor at New York University, and he studies online marketplaces. His research found that most Uber/Lyft customers give their...

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...

Supreme Court Hears Arguments on Gender Stereotyping Cases

By Dan Gephart, October 16, 2019 The Supreme Court decision in Price Waterhouse v. Hopkins, 490 U.S. 228 (1989) made it clear that Title VII not only protects employees from being treated differently based on their sex. It also protects employees from being treated...

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