First-time Caller, Long-time Loss of Confidence and Trust

By Dan Gephart, July 18, 2023 Sometimes, a Federal employee’s misconduct is so far beyond the pale that it’s impossible to ever again trust that employee. That was certainly the case for a certain IRS contact representative/Howard Stern devotee. Sorry, I meant to say...

And Now a Word With … New FELTG Instructor Susan Schneider

By Dan Gephart, July 5, 2023 On July 26, we debut a FELTG virtual training program aptly titled No Need for Fear: A Guide to Navigating EEO Challenges for Supervisors and Advisors. This course will be taught by FELTG President Deborah J. Hopkins and FELTG’s newest...

Get Up Federal Workplaces: Make DEIA (and B) Training Your Jam!

By Dan Gephart, June 14, 2023 Several years ago, Verna Myers, VP of Inclusion Strategy at Netflix, explained the focus of her job by telling attendees at a Cleveland Bar event: “Diversity is being invited to the party, but inclusion is being asked to dance.” Several...

And Now a Word With … OFO Director Carlton Hadden

By Dan Gephart, June 5, 2023 It can be quite easily argued that Carlton Hadden is the face of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s Federal business. Hadden joined the EEOC in 1987 and was named the director of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s...

Don’t Become a Meme: Know What Is a Protected EEO Activity

By Dan Gephart, May 16, 2023 Record scratch. Freeze frame. “Yep, that’s me. You’re probably wondering how I got here.” I often think of this movie-cliche-turned-meme when I read or hear about EEO reprisal. I picture a supervisor, sitting in an EEOC-ordered training,...

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