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BIG MONEY FOR TELEWORK GRIEVANTS? We have reminded readers several times that when they grieve telework denials they should ask to be reimbursed for the mileage they racked up coming to the office when they should have been allowed to … Continue reading
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“PROVE YOU ARE RELIGIOUS OR ELSE” When Alisia, a VA employee, asked to have every Sunday off to practice her religion, management asked her to prove that she actually participated in religious activity. More specifically, it wanted the name and … Continue reading
SUPERVISOR VERSUS CO-WORKER SEXUAL HARASSMENT Are your legal protections different between them? YUP! The Solomon Law Firm did a good job in laying out the differences and we recommend that you take use a few minutes to read through what … Continue reading
QUIZ: HOW DO UNION STAFFERS INFLUENCE LOCAL ELECTIONS? Let’s start with a hypothetical. Assume that the local’s election of officers is coming up in three months and that the only member who can beat the current local president is waffling … Continue reading
MARGARET, MINNIE, AND THE DOUGLAS FACTORS We recently wrote that agencies will sorely regret it if they decide to no longer consider the Douglas Factors when disciplining employees. The White House brain trust may want them to do so, but … Continue reading
WHY DID NTEU GIVE AWAY ALMOST $700 MILLION OF ITS CBP MEMBERS’ MONEY? Actually, a guy named Tony gave it away for them, but I will get to that later. As far as I know, the largest arbitration battle in … Continue reading
11 THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT THE DISABILITY REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION OBLIGATION While we have posted a bundle of material about the reasonable accommodation obligations, a recent EEO decision spelled them out so clearly, we thought we would outline the law for … Continue reading
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RETROACTIVE LEAVE VERSUS USE OR USE RULES What happens when an employee is granted a big chunk of retroactive annual leave pursuant to a grievance, EEO complaint, or other litigation, but it is too late in the leave year for … Continue reading
EXEMPTIONS FROM GROUP MEETINGS These meetings can border on mental torture triggering thoughts of war crime prosecutions. But they can also be physical torture for those disabled employees who are often required to put their normal reasonable accommodations on hold. … Continue reading
WHEN IS GROUP MEETING CHATTER ILLEGAL? Managers talk with employees all the time, individually, in regularly scheduled periodic meetings and even informally during breaks. In my experience, it is not uncommon for an employee to ask a manager about a … Continue reading