Your Turn

The do’s and don’ts of talking politics at the office

R. Scott Oswald, managing principal of the Employment Law Group, will discuss what you can do to avoid getting suspended, fired, or fined because of violations ...

Mike Causey@mcauseyWFED

October 4, 2016 5:20 pm

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On this week’s Your Turn radio show, R. Scott Oswald, managing principal of the Employment Law Group, joins host Mike Causey to discuss what you can do to avoid getting suspended, fired, or fined because of violations of the no-politics-at-the-office law.

They will talk about why wearing a Hillary For President button or hat to work is not a good idea. Or why having a Donald Trump screen saver at the office is not the way to hold onto your job.

Oswald will talk about the do’s and don’ts feds and non-feds should know about (and supervisors should enforce) involving politics at the office.

He’s also going to talk about whistleblowers. Whistleblowers are heroes to some, villains to others. Some people think NSA/CIA whistleblower Edward Snowden is a traitor and should be treated as such. Others believe he’s a hero who should, at the very least, get the Nobel Peace prize. Others are in between.

But what about whistleblowers in government? The District of Columbia has one of the toughest whistleblower protection laws in the nation. So how does it work? Who does it protect and what, if anything, is in it for you, should you or a colleague sound the alarm?

Listen today at 10 a.m. EDT for the how-to-avoid getting fired tips. The show is on Federal News Radio or 1500 AM in the metro Washington area. It will also be archived on our website, so if you can’t listen today, or want to pass it on to a friend (or the office political nut) they can listen anytime.

Mike Causey

Mike Causey is senior correspondent for Federal News Network and writes his daily Federal Report column on federal employees’ pay, benefits and retirement.

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