Workforce Rights/Governance
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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit upheld a decision from the Merit Systems Protection Board, which said the Veterans Affairs Department could put one of its indicted employees could be put on indefinite suspension.
January 03, 2018 -
Isabel Cottrell, an associate at The Federal Practice Group, explains how the EEOC handles sexual harassment claims.
December 26, 2017 -
Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue and his wife Mary sent a video message to employees where they make a specific reference to Christianity and some feds found it inappropriate.
December 22, 2017 -
A new president kept the federal workforce on its toes this year. Bureauchat hosts Meredith Somers and Nicole Ogrysko discuss the most important stories they covered in 2017.
December 19, 2017 -
In the technology industry sector, women and some minorities don't appear to be participating in the growth in oversight of discrimination.
December 15, 2017 -
OPM issues new guidance for agencies to comply with the president's executive order rescinding the National Council on Federal Labor-Management Relations and related forums.
December 14, 2017 -
The D.C. District Court struck down a request by the Defense Department to delay the accession of transgender people into the military.
December 11, 2017 -
Now that Capitol Hill has passed new rules and laws banning this sort of behavior, federal contractors could be next.
December 11, 2017 -
The Office of Special Counsel is working to find ways to improve and shorten the whistleblower retaliation caseload for federal agencies.
November 30, 2017 -
An Interior senior executive is suing his former employer for documents related to the reassignments of 30-to-50 SES members.
November 15, 2017 -
What exactly are employees' legal rights when they make a public statement, political or not, about a government official?
November 09, 2017 -
About 20 states and the District of Columbia have legalized some form of medical or recreational marijuana, but regulations are different for federal employees and contractors.
November 07, 2017 -
The Defense Department is planning a three-phase rollout of a new personnel system for its cyber workforce.
November 07, 2017 -
We read about Hollywood producers or media giants being outed as sexual predators, but what about the ones in your office?
November 02, 2017 -
Dealing with problem employees can help productivity and morale, and it can be done without extreme changes to the structure of the civil service.
October 26, 2017