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FEDSMILL question If you are TDY on orders and staying in a hotel that is 1Hr drive from your TDY duty location. managment changed duty hr from normal time to 0500 to 1400 and the BUE’s have to get up at 0400 to get to the duty lucation by 0500. Also in a GOV/rental and they are sharring the GOV. the BUE’s also drive normaly for 30 min from thier home to base. managment saying NO OT.
robert bassett AFGE local 1055
Our policy is n otto answer specific questions. you have one that needs at5 least a couple of hours of research or an expert in FLSA/OT/FTM precedents. Sorry.
We just got our first local union information request back from the labor specialists *cough union busters* at the Agency. They denied the request wholesale. They claimed not sufficient particularized needs. Laughable. We went into painstaking detail with supporting caselaw and used the FLRA template (thanks FEDSMILL for teaching us about that). The local officers want to file a ULP and maybe even some PPPs. Our national rep is afraid of rocking the boat and believes in collaboration. Isn’t the purpose of a union to hold bad behavior accountable to the workers and the public and to push for better conditions at work? How can we convince the national rep that fighting back is worthwhile?
I have dealt with staffers like that for decades. The fact that they were hired by someone other than you means they are there to promote that person’s agenda. If by coincidence yours is the same, GREAT. If not, yours suffers.
Sometimes, indeed often, it does make sense to try to solve a dispute informally. But if there is no resolution QUICKLY, then dropping the matter only sends the agency the message that the union will generally not follow through on its demands. Or to put it bluntly, it will not back you up when you are right. It sounds like the only choice you have at this point is to DEMAND the staffer file the ULP and if s/he will not, then climb the chain of command asking them to make that happen. Good luck.
We have two former supervisors who left supervision under competitive job announcements. They are now in bargaining unit positions. The Agency recently administered adverse action against them for conduct which occurred while they were still supervisors. They came to our union for representation since they are now bargaining unit, dues paying members; however, the agency is stating they do not have the right to be represented by the union in these cases because the incidents occurred while they were in non-bargaining unit positions. Do you have any articles/references which would cover this?
There is a case on this, but I can’t recall the holding. Let me think about how to find it. no guarantees.
https://www.citizensforethics.org/reports-investigations/crew-investigations/cbp-staffer-sought-to-delete-messages-evade-transparency/
Looks like CBP LER is trying to avoid discovery for arbitration. Is this appropriate?
I don’t know enough about the incident to tell you, but NTEU national reps should be able to answer.
Hello, can you help find law or any language about charging probation employees AWOL for 3, 4, 5 ,6 minutes of being tardy at beginning of shift. Tardy can also be due to traffic and accidents on hwy, public transit delay, etc. It has been said that the first 7 minutes are not considered to be charged time to AWOL (should be Grace period).
Sorry, we don’t do that, but it is hard to imagine that any agency has a payroll system that can deduct 3 minutes of pay. If the mgr is rolling up these micro events over a pay period to deduct 15 or more minutes, then s/he is likely violating the FLSA and falsifying records. Good luck with this.
I know fedsmill posted an article at one point about how when management is clinging to a right in negotiations, such as the right to assign work, the union has the right to have them layout at that time how they intend to exercise that right. I can’t find the article/posting now but I really need it. Can you provide a link to the post?
Are readers permitted to submit articles for the website when it appears Fedsmill has published false, misleading and/or slanted information? Does Fedsmill generally have any sort of commitment to accuracy, fairness or unbiased reporting?
Why is my name and that of other readers required and made public when asking a question, but your names are not published? In an above comment you say the names of Fedsmill writers are kept confidential because you “Just want to preserve anonymity.” What about a reader’s anonymity?
Thank you,
Chris
Nope. Tell me what I got wrong and I will correct any falsehood I posted.
Thank you so much for putting all this useful information out into the world! This website is awesome. I have a quick question regarding the negotiability of the number of telework days per pay period. Do you know if this is something that is deemed negotiable by the FLRA? I’ve been told that the prior FLRA ruled that the number of telework days was not negotiable and management in my workplace has used that ruling to refuse to negotiate with my union on the number of telework days. However, I’ve also seen mention of an Appeals Court ruling telling the FLRA to reconsider the negotiability of telework (see link). If this issue is still considered not negotiable, is there a good way to track if/when the new FLRA overrules the non-negotiability of the number of telework days? Thank you for you guidance on this!
One way to track negotiability decisions is to use the page I have, to which I link below.
https://www.flra.gov/decisions/authority-decisions?volume=&case-type=4&caseno=&issuance-date=All&issuancedate_from%5Bdate%5D=&issuancedate_to%5Bdate%5D=&arbitrator=&parties=&keys=telework
The FLRA case to which the agency refers can be found here.
https://www.flra.gov/decisions/v71/71-133.html
The federal court decision reversing the FLRA decision that telework days were non-negotiable can be found here.
file:///C:/Users/Frank/Downloads/20-1148%20-%20Court%20Opinion%20(2).pdf
For Immediate Release:
AFGE Council 222 Invokes Arbitration Over HUD’s Mass Denial of Employees’ Remote Work Applications
American Federation of Government Employees National Council 222 of HUD Locals (AFGE Council 222) and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) reached an agreement on April 11, 2022, that permitted employees to work remotely on a permanent basis after obtaining management approval. HUD’s senior management, however, preemptively excluded approximately 90-95% of the HUD workforce from applying for remote work. In June 2022, for the first time in over 26 months, HUD required the majority of its workforce to report to HUD offices regardless of their ability to work remotely and without consideration of cost savings that remote work could achieve.
After HUD denied AFGE Council 222’s grievance, AFGE Council 222 invoked arbitration on July 27, 2022, over the denial of the national remote work grievance.
Despite President Biden’s stated interest in working in partnership and collaboration with labor unions, HUD’s political appointees Secretary Marcia Fudge and Deputy Secretary Adrianne Todman, along with the agency’s human resources and legal divisions, are entrenched in the command-and-control management practices of the early 20th century. HUD management refuses to comply with the President’s agenda of working in partnership with the labor movement to bring the federal government into the 21st century. HUD’s top leadership prefers to manage based on employee attendance in the office rather than focusing on productivity and reducing office space.
During the negotiations, HUD’s Chief Human Capital Officer, Lori A. Michalski, stated that HUD wanted to work in partnership with AFGE Council 222 to be innovative and bring HUD into the 21st century with cutting edge management practices of implementing remote work. Ms. Michalski agreed that remote work would be an important recruitment and retention tool for HUD to hire the workforce of the future. During the COVID-19 pandemic, HUD was able to hire more employees than the number who retired, a first in many years.
A copy of AFGE Council 222’s June 8, 2022, national remote work grievance, discovery information requests, and HUD’s July 8, 2022, grievance denial are available on the Council 222 website at: http://www.afgecouncil222.com/ngrievance.htm. See the heading: “Remote Work Grievance of the Parties.” For further information, please contact:
Salvatore T. Viola
AFGE Council 222 President
(917) 607-1474
salafge@outlook.com
Thanks, Sal. Check out our newest post and best of luck with your grievance.
Our local had a general membership union meeting. Something was said about non-union supervisor and another union member went to that supervisor and repeated what was said. The comment was not threatening or dark in any nature. However, the supervisor went to HR and now the company wants to discipline the employee for what was said in a private general membership meeting. Is this allowed? I am trying to find a specific rule, statute, or case but I am unable.
Normally, the biggest obstacles in the employer’s path to disciplining in this situation would be (1) the conduct occurred off duty, (2) the employer cannot interfere with (or punish) unionized employees’ right to discuss workplace problems without committing a ULP. Of course, there are exceptions to both concepts. So, check with folks higher up in the union, e.g., an attorney, about your specific situation.
I have a question concerning ULPs committed by unions. My question is if a in up on official harasses a dues paying member by asking them to stop criticizing it’s leadership and stop giving advice to other union members while the union official is on official duty, what is the best road to take with redress? 1. The filing of a ULP with FLRA, or 2. The filling of a grievance, or 3. The filing of an EEO filed with the EEOC. Curious minds would like to know. If there are any articles that have been published by Fedsmill on this topic please send or repost. Thank you.
Yes, union leaders, even those at the very top, can violate their members’ legal rights. Personally, I am aware of situations where a top union leader has traded the rights of a large group of African-American employees to get a friend some extra official time, colluded with management to fix a local’s election, paid out thousands of dollars year-after-year to people neither on staff nor providing services, used union funds to buy staff silence about serious misconduct, mislead boards about finances, demanded sex from staff, used funds to repair and furnish their homes, etc. In short, they can be as rott3en as any manager. But, on the other hand, they have the right to say almost anything they want so long as they do not cross a line by punishing a member for exercising free speech. To find out more about your rights in this situation check out 6 FLRA 218 at https://www.flra.gov/decisions/v06/06-037.html
Great website!! I have found it extremely helpful.. I wanted to ask where can I find this full EEOC case? I have attempted the EEOC website but nothing comes up I have also tried a google search.
This cases and the others mentioned in the article match my case identically.
Priscilla H., v. Kilolo Kijakazi, Acting Commissioner, SSA, EEOC No. 2021001678 (2022) for the complete decision
Thank You for all your hard work and information.
Sorry, but EEOC is terrible about timely posting copies of its decisions. They send me and four other people copies of them when issued, but for some unknown reason those copies self-erase after a few days. The only place I know of that is permanently posting as soon as EEOC sends them to us is cyberfeds.com. Most union locals find that too expensive to subscribe to, but your national union staff might have a subscription and your LR shop is likely to have one. That is a long way of saying I do not know where to get a copy of the case you requested until EEOC finally gets around to posting them.
Hello,
No more working link for the November 3, 2021 posting – HOW TO STOP PERFORMANCE STANDARD CHANGES. Please re-activate/re-establish so reading may continue. Thanks.
I only had one link in that story and it just worked for me. I did not link the FLRA cases mentioned earlier in the post. However, if you just enter the case citation on google, it should pop right up, e.g. “40 FLRA 75”
Could you please go over the latest guidance from EEOC, as well as current ADAA case law, concerning reasonable accommodations and a potential covid19 vaccine requirement for federal employees. Especially regarding persons with severe allergies and/or auto immune conditions where the vaccine may pose a deadly threat to the employee.
We do not provide that kind of advice. however. go to EEOC.gov and type in COVID in the search box. You will get about 70 EEOC documents on the topics you raise, e.g., “What You Should Know About COVID-19 and the ADA, the Rehabilitation Act, and Other EEO Laws.”
Could you please fix the link to the arbitrator’s opinion at the end of “How to measure management unfairness”, https://fedsmill.com/7829-2? I’m very interested in this topic. Thank you for your great work!
Sorry, but it looks like the union took down the link to the decision. Here is another discrimination case from that unit and a story about the arb case you asked about. I also included the local union president’s e-mail address. Write him tell him Ferris referred you to him, and ask if he can send you a link to the case. Good luck.
https://www.secunion.org/news/PLUSloandecision
https://www.secunion.org/news/MeritPayArbitration1107
ggilman@sec.gov
The Article, “MAKING NEW PROPOSALS AFTER BARGAINING BEGINS There is a little-known court case that authorizes union negotiators to make totally new proposals in the middle of negotiations” under the bargaining tactics topic doesn’t have a link to anything. I’d love to read it but it just isn’t there…
Check out this post.
https://fedsmill.com/newprop7244-2
Can you do a short piece on what to expect in the short term regarding Kiko/Abbott, their respective terms, which one might stay, and which might go due to their term expirations…perhaps both may go now since Biden won? What is the typical process at FLRA when there is a new administration?
I will think about a full article, but in the meantime here is what I think happens. Abbott and Dubester must leave the Authority at the end of this Congressional term in early January. (If there is an exception to that rule, I am unaware of it.) Kiko’s term goes into 2022, but she cannot issue any decisions until at least one other person is appointed. Theoretically, Trump could nominate a replacement and the Senate confirm that person before the end of this Congress, but that is very unlikely. Similarly, the Senate could confirm Trump’s current nominee for FLRA GC before the end of this Congress. That is more likely–and she is brutally anti-union. If they do not, it will probably take a couple of months for Biden to send up his own General Counsel nomination. By then we will know whether the Senate is going to block all Biden appointments like it did Obama’s supreme court nominee or let Biden govern.
Biden can fire the entire FSIP seconds after he takes the oath and replace them without Senate confirmation in the next second. That never happens that quickly. The chances are good that the unions get Biden to fire the current Panel within days of his oath, but it will probably be two months before they are replaced.
The biggest unknown is how quickly Biden will terminate the three Trump anti-union executive orders and what he will replace them with. In an ideal world, he orders all agency heads who signed agreements while those ExO’s were in effect to reopen those agreements to correct the most abusive provisions.
Then there is the issue of nominating and getting approved a new OPM director so that the anti-union and anti-employee OPM regs issued under Trump can be terminated and replaced. That could take a year to fully cycle through.
That is all I got.
Whatever happened to the Automated Representational Assistance System? Did anyone ever fund it? It’s a terrific idea.
No one ever did. Sadly, organized labor is usually way, way, way behind the tech curve.
A grievance was filed but the agency (SSA) took the case out of the grievance process and into their new harassment process. They sent a team to investigate, and came down with a ruling that involves discipline.
1. how do we fight harassment cases? Can we do that at all? It’s outside of the contract. Agency cited Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. 2000e, et seq.; the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, 29 U.S.C. 621, et seq.; the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA), 42 U.S.C. 12101, et seq.; The ADA Amendments Act of 2008; The Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (Section 501), 29 U.S.C. 791; The Notification and Federal Employee Antidiscrimination and Retaliation Act of 2002 (No FEAR Act), Pub. L. 107-174; Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 (GINA), Pub. L. 110-233; Executive Order 13087, Executive Order 13152, and further amendments to Executive Order 11478 and Executive Order 11246.
2. Can we file a grievance or ULP on the disciplinary action that the harassment team wants to impose?
Yes, youo can file a grievance on nearly anything. But that is all we can offer because our policy is not to provide advice on specific cases. I can’t tell what unit or union you are with, but whichever it is contact someone on the national or regional staff.
I’m facing a proposed termination and would like a referral for an MSPB attorney in CA.
Thanks
May 8, 2018 post by AdminUN: “When Agency Awards Discriminate”
I can find no reference to the EEO citation provided in this article on the EEOC website (Gilda M. v. Department of Agriculture) Appeal #0120140791
Are you folks making this stuff up?
Thank you for establishing and maintaining this website.
It is phenomenally helpful for my training and research needs.
(BTW, is your archive fully searchable?)
Dennis
The management decided to lock one of our 2 exit doors to protect important documents from the public. My immediate supervisor issued the employees in our unit keys to unlock the locked exit door. We make decisions that impact Veteran’s benefits and sometimes those decisions are denials. Sometimes the Veterans gets very upset about denials. We have had an active shooter event on federal grounds. Also, if there is a fire, what if the lock jams or a key breaks? We have an employee with walking impairments that uses crutches to walk.
As a team, we have elevated the issue to no avail. Should we grieve? What would you do?
I posted a copy of a grievance and the response on a common use bulletin board in the hall of a ER dept. visible to staff and public. the manager remove the grievance and reply but not the other union flyers. Her name and manager was on the grievance but no employees. is this a ULP and if so how do I file one on this. There is no union bulletin board in the area. The grievance was for bulling and intimidation of staff.
From all indication, one might assumed that CBP has a shortage of 1895 CBP Officer to fill the many vacancies that currently exist within the agency. Suggestion! Open these position up for retired 1895 officers, under your current rehire program. Or possible provide streamline approach, to have retired officers to return back to duty, to fill these much needed vacancies. Possible this could be a simple solution, to a current existing problem. This is a win-win situation for all involved, because the officer is already trained “money saver”, under the rehire program they can not work overtime “Money saver”, plus you are getting quality officer who know the rope, and can hit the ground running “Money saver again.
On January 30, 2015 there was a FEDSMILL article about a 6101 settlement . Would you please update the status of FLRA decision in this case.
Retired Customs and Border Protection Officer in Texas. The agency has open up Reemployment Annuitant position within the agency for retirees. For us former employees who have submitted and application for these open position, but have not been contacted on the disposition of there application! Who do we call to get a straight answer regarding this process.
Is there any Federal law prohibiting retaliation for filing Federal Workers Compensation? I have searched high and low, I can’t find any. I found several state laws, but no Federal laws. What is your advice for filing a grievance for someone who has been retaliated against for filing workers compensation?
Can an agency use essays in the hiring process after the best qualified list has been established to determine which candidate then is eligible for an interview? If the candidate does not score high enough on the essay, they are out of the running for the vacancy.
I was wondering if you had any information or thoughts regarding so-called “Scientific Integrity” policies? Case law? These policies have been around, but they are recently getting more attention by Agencies. Policies with like names used by universities and publishers have substantially different purposes. Three possible issues are: 1) What offenses properly fall within “Scientific Misconduct,” 2) What are the Elements of Proof for those offenses and 3) What are the appropriate punishments? As an example, “plagiarism” is a violation, but it may not be quite as simple as literally copying someone else’s work. Copy Right law, although it discusses some of the same things, doesn’t necessarily provide a template for questions of “Scientific Misconduct.” There’s much more to all of this than immediately meets the eye.
How about giving us your thoughts on two recent FLRA decisions and the impacts your see on the Federal workplace. Those two cases are:
1) 68 FLRA 557
2) 68 FLRA 510
FYI, when trying to “read more” on your recent article on which bathroom a transgender employee should use, the link is broken.
Thanks for all your hard work in compiling and analyzing everything that you do!
Im trying to find an article written a few years ago, but it seems to have disappeared from your website. https://fedsmill.com/1291 regarding post PIP protection. If you could put this up and/or email me a copy of this, that would be great. Thanks.
I’ve attempted to read the article on NTEU’s BIG YEAR, but the article seems to have been pulled or is at least unavailable. Can you help me out?
In your article HOW TO GRIEVE TEMPORARY PROMOTION DENIALS FEDSMILL cites to a case as IAM 5 FLRA 530 (1997). I cannot find this case anywhere on the FLRA cite. Is the citation correct?
CBP Preclearance Locations:
We recently had an officer involuntarily reassigned back to the United States from an overseas preclearance location due to allegations of misconduct. While stationed abroad CBPO’s (Dept of Homeland Security) are under The Department of State. The U.S. Embassy advised CBP that they are recommending curtailing this officers assignment due to these allegations.
CBP then issues this officer an official letter stating that he is being reassigned based
on these allegations. This officer was not advised of what was the alleged conduct, (written or oral complaint) was not given an opportunity to respond, no explanation, no due process at all.
Preclearance locations are a permanent change of station (PCS)
CBP also totally disregarded the NTEU contract; bargaining, reassignments, employee rights, etc!!
We found a similar case which stated that since CBP issued the letter and they are the officers employer then they are totally responsible for this personnel action. When they issued this official letter they accepted these allegations therefore triggering the officers due process rights. Neither Agency did an investigation. Officers don’t lose rights due to being overseas. We see rights violations, ppp’s, and bargaining violations. I’ve never seen such poor procedure in my years of being a steward. What do you guys think?
Perhaps consider a post to your readers about FLRA’s recent notice in the Federal Register asking for comments on a pending ULP case. I have seen announcements sent on several management-heavy email lists, but I’m not sure if union folks know about the opportunity to comment on this particular issue. It sounds like the decision could have wide ranging implications for Weingarten rights in the federal sector. From the FLRA Press Releases page: “FLRA Seeks Customer Input on an Unfair-Labor-Practice (ULP) Issue (8/15/14)” http://www.flra.gov/webfm_send/925 . The site to the Federal Register Notice is http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2014-08-15/pdf/2014-19387.pdf
Who wrote 20+ FLRA PRECEDENTS UNION NEGOTIATORS MUST KNOW?
Sorry, but the beauty of fedsmill is that the authors do not have to worry whether they might be offending their employers. Is there something wrong with it that we can fix or a question we can answer?
Hi, I’m the newsletter editor for AFGE Local 3129 (Social Security employees in Minnesota, Fargo North Dakota, and Superior Wisconsin). May I have permission to reprint your article WHAT UNION REPS CAN DO THAT EMPLOYEES CAN’T, which was posted on September 9, 2011? I’ll include a link to your website. If you prefer, I can write up an abstract of the article, give you full credit, and print the shorter version. I just ran across your site this week and I am so impressed and enthusiastic. I’m sharing it with our executive committee and will get it out to our membership as well. Thank you for all this incredibly important information!
You have our permission to share it. Thanks for pushing union messages to employees.
May I have the same permission? I’d like to post it for our members’ reference at ifpte98.org. Thank you!
Of course you can post it to your members.
Hi! I am still unable to read this very interesting article… could you fix this link too? –Lee
Posted on June 1, 2013 by AdminUN
LABOR’S VERY BIG BLUNDER
Sorry, try it now. I guess the site has become popular enough that it is having tech problems–not the least of which is its owners. We promise to do better. Thanks for letting us know.
How do I send an email directly to Fedsmill editors?
Use this same path. We, the editors, read everyone.
your posts and updates have been absent… looking forward to some regular updates. I find this site to be very informative. Please get back to updating frequently.
We’re back. Check us out.
We’ve been searching all over the place but have been unable to find a definitive answer to this question:
If an employee is on light duty due to an injury and is detailed to a work site other than his/her permanent duty station, is that employee entitled the use of a GOV to travel to that work site? We have several employees that get injured who could start their day at their permanent station, pick up a GOV, and drive to the detail location. However, some managers are balking and not allowing this to happen. Have you seen this issue pop up before?
If a GOV is not available, would that employee be entitled to having their mileage reimbursed?
Sorry, but we do not offer advice in response to specific questions. And even if we did, this is a very complex one. Is the employee on light duty pursuant to a disability? Is the alternate POD in the commuting area? Is the alternate POD assignment something she requested? Did the employee perform any work at the location where she picked up the POV? Had thed normal workday begun when she picked up the POV?
Even if we knew the answer to those questions, GSA and OPM regulations are so screwed up on the question of when travel time must be compensated it would still be difficult to say with certainty. Personally, we would probably file a grievance claiming compensation and see what management had to say to defend its position.
We can see why you can’t find an answer. Sorry, but good luck.
your sarcasim in using mental health diagnosis in the article UNTIMELY DISCIPLINE SUGGESTS CBP MULTIPLE PERSONALITY DISORDER
or in ANY article is a slap in the face to the thousands of individuals/families that struggle with mental health everyday. Articles like this continue to reinforce the stigma of mental health treatment. It is entirely inappropiate to use psychiatric labels metaphorically and it is even more ghastly when they are using it to make a point about someone being ill treated: truly hypocritical. I hope FEDSMILL addresses this issue and issues an apology to all readers.
Sorry for not getting back to you for so long. You presented an interesting comment. Although we had thought the question through before we posted the piece, we reexamined it after reading your thoughts.
The last thing in the world we wanted to do was be insensitive to the disabled. As you can see, we post a lot of articles educating our readers about the many rights of the disabled in the hopes that they will pursue them. Unions can and should be doing a lot more with reasonable accommodation requests and outright discriminaiton than they are–and we want to change that.
On the other hand, we never want to treat the disabled community like China dolls that are too delicate and too easily offended that we should not treat them like everyone else or even talk about them in what some “might” perceive as offensive. Stated differently, we believe in treating them just like “one of the boys” to borrow an expression. For example, we would not hesitate to call a denial of a Caucasion employee’s civil rights “racism” just because racism is felt most severly by minorities.
Based on that view of the publishing world, we decided that it is OK to use the a mental health diagnostic term on organizations just as it is on individuals. We admit that is not clinically proper because most medical experts believe that only individuals can suffer mental illness not organizations. But there are academics who believe they can. We are not alone.
We were also waiting to see if we got any more feedback similar to yours. Thankfully, no.
So, let us close with not just this explanation, but an apology if we offended you. Thanks for reading FEDSMILL.
Our Nursing Executive recently implemented a policy mandating Nurse Managers to cahrge an employee (RNs) with AWOL if their ACLS was not up to date. Previously, notification would be provided that this requirement was upcoming and nurses given a chance to complete without penalty. All within a reasonable amount of time. I believe AA was given. Now AWOLs are given. My question is “Can management institute a policy with no prior notificiation of possible adverse action if policy is violated”?
The Dallas FDIC office continues to rely on Veterans preference to “legally” exclude hiring women, even going as far as using confidential health-related information to get out of hiring a female veteran. Human Resource Management is supplying Dallas ORE dept. non-management personnel confidential resumes and vetting the resumes amongst technicians and secretaries who are choosing who get moved on in the process by deciding “who they like or know”. In addition, the answers to the interview questions are being provided in advance to “favored” employees. I will gladly provide copies.
Thanks for the kind words on my work, but its a COLUMN, not a story, the difference being reporters (used to be) write stories that are neutral reportage, I use the same facts but get to have a point of view based on the facts for Reuters.
Sorry about that. We will correct it right now. Thanks for the great work you do on IRS and other fed issues.
QUESTION: WHEN IS A PIP A ULP?
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QUESTION: WHEN IS A PIP A ULP? ANSWER: Almost always.????
Alright, you guys are really going to have to explain this……
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QUESTION: WHEN IS A PIP A ULP? ANSWER: Almost always.????
Alright, you guys are really going to have to explain this……
A ULP is a violation of Labor Law Statute, 5 USC CH71. Which law specificially was violated by a PIP and what is the theory that this violation isn’t ‘Covered By’ the contract?
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