Monthly Archives: August 2024
PROTECT YOUR “SANTOS” RIGHTS Two years ago the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals reversed an MSPB decision holding that “an agency must justify institution of a PIP when an employee challenges a PIP-based removal.” In other words, when an agency … Continue reading
REMOVED CBP EMPLOYEE WINS FIVE YEARS OF BACK PAY PLUS This employee worked as an Air Interdiction Agent with Customs and Border Protection (CBP) until the agency removed him for unacceptable performance in June 2019. However, the agency so botched … Continue reading
FLRA PUNISHES UNION WITH DISPARATE TREATMENT Personally, I think FLRA is wrong, especially since it treats management much better in the same situation. But here is what it did last week and is very likely to do in the future. … Continue reading
NATIONAL UNION PRESIDENT DESERVES PRAISE High on a very short list of things that bother me about unions is the hypocrisy of their national leaders. They demand that agency executives accept certain work protections for their employees and stand accountable … Continue reading
LAW FIRM GENERATES $45 MILLION FOR CBP FEMALE EMPLOYEES We just read that the Gilbert Employment Law (GEL) Group has racked up another huge $$$ win for CBP employees. Although federal employees can only be represented by their union if … Continue reading
EEOC REQUIRES LGBTQIA+ HARASSMENT TRAINING FOR EVERYONE This is a new one for us. Apparently, the agency supervisors allowed employees to so harass a transgender co-worker that EEOC has ordered it to train all its employees in victim’s work area … Continue reading