By Dan Gephart, April 25, 2022 A key milestone in the Biden Administration’s Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility efforts passed by quietly last month, as the deadline passed for agencies to submit their DEIA strategy plans to the Office of Personnel...
By Dan Gephart, April 18, 2022 Ernest DuBester holds the Federal Labor-Management Relations statute close to his heart. Literally. During our recent conversation, the FLRA chairman pulled a mini printed version of the statute from the left breast pocket of his shirt...
By Dan Gephart, March 21, 2022 It’s just four words, but we are so thankful that we won’t have to include them in any more presentations or articles about the Merit Systems Protection Board. I’m talking about, of course, “lack of a quorum.” On March 1, the Senate...
By Dan Gephart, February 22, 2022 What do you want first — the good news or the bad news? The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s recent report on older Federal workers offered a little bit of both. Let’s start with the good news. General job satisfaction,...
By Dan Gephart, January 3, 2022 Last year, the EEOC dealt with an unrelenting number of harassment claims, addressed the civil rights crisis exacerbated by the pandemic, took on a role implementing Executive Order 14035, and provided regularly updated guidance on...
Course Description Investigating harassment in your Federal agency can be an intimidating assignment, one that is rife with innuendo, conflicting accounts, and raw emotions. Ensuring that your investigation is legally compliant and protects employees, while[...]