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TRUMP’S JEW LISTS And you thought this could not get any scarier? It appears Trump is a better student of history than we all thought because he just reached back about 90 years to replicate the maneuvers of a similar … Continue reading
SNOW DAYS AND THE FMLA Thought you might find helpful a new DOL note on how partial-week weather-related closures count toward FMLA leave. While DOL has no regulatory control over the civil service, OPM usually follows its advice. Sometimes that … Continue reading
DID YOU MISS THESE POSTS? Whether due to the shutdown, holidays or your “use or lose” leave, you may have missed a few of the more important pieces we have posted since October 1 concerning Civil Rights and Labor Relations. … Continue reading
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OUR PRESIDENT’S RENAMING FRENZY & YOU If you have not been in the District lately due to some use or lose leave or to treat a year-long migraine, you should know that the President is in the process of a … Continue reading
DOES FMLA COVER TRAVEL TIME? Those of us actually engaged in the practice of employee rights accepted long ago that an employee’s time traveling to and from a location where s/he provides covered FMLA assistance is covered as FMLA leave. … Continue reading
IS THAT A TRUMP BUMP I SEE? As the year ends, many unions are filing their annual LM-2 reports outlining their financial situations. One of the most prominent federal employee union to do so, the National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU), … Continue reading
EEOC ORDERS NO CONTACT (AND MORE) AFTER SEXUAL HARASSMENT An HHS employee, Ileana, alleged that she was sexually harassed by the Agency’s Deputy Director (DD), who touched her leg, rubbed her shoulders, stared at her chest, looked down her blouse, … Continue reading
BEING A RESPONSIBLE UNION MEMBER There is more to it than paying dues and voting in the union election. While it would be great if more folks volunteered to serve as officers or stewards or even to recruit new members, … Continue reading
IRS-NTEU MEMBERS CELEBRATE NEGOTIATED MONETARY AWARDS Anytime an agency distributes tens of millions for cash awards to its best performing employees is a great time for a celebration. This includes not only one-time cash awards for high performance, but also … Continue reading
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