Monthly Archives: September 2024

NEVER BORROW A STRIPPER’S VAPE PEN A Correctional Officer at the Federal Bureau of Prisons is learning why. After a death in his family, he went to a bar, had one too many, took a few hits off a stripper’s … Continue reading

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IF YOU INSIST ON BITING YOUR WIFE… expect some job consequences if she has you arrested, especially if you are a Homeland Security law enforcement officer (LEO). When the employee reported the arrest to his supervisor the next workday, he … Continue reading

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AGENCY INCOMPETENCE SNATCHES DEFEAT FROM JAWS OF VICTORY Harold, a GSA employee, filed an EEO complaint alleging discrimination based on sexual orientation (gay) and/or the intersection of his sex (male) and race (African American) when he was not selected for … Continue reading

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QUICK UNION POWER QUIZ Do you know the difference between these SIX contract dates: 1- Execution Date, 2- Approval Date, 3- Effective Date, 4- Implementation Date, 5- Reopener Date, and 6- Termination Date? Do you know the FIVE routes a … Continue reading

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IVF AND VALUING THE DAMAGES WHEN AGENCY ERRORS DENY COUPLE A CHILD The simple story here is that EEOC has reviewed and upheld its 2018 conclusion that it violates the law protecting employees with disabilities for the feds to have … Continue reading

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