Author Archives: AdminUN
WHAT’S WRONG WITH THIS WRITTEN GRIEVANCE? Look over the facts listed below to see if you can spot the potential problem in how this grievance was written. Sarah Smith, our fictional employee, did not make the Best Qualified List for … Continue reading
A TRAVEL REIMBURSEMENT TIP Suppose an agency decides that the most advantageous way for you to travel from Albuquerque, New Mexico, to Billings, Montana for three days of official duty there is by air with a rental car while there. … Continue reading
EEOC IDENTIFIES COMMON ERRORS AGENCIES MAKE WHEN DISMISSING EEO COMPLAINTS The EEOC just published a report showing that about one-third of the time an agency dismissed a discrimination complaint on procedural grounds it is wrong. If your local represents members … Continue reading
FLRA WANTS INPUT ON ITS “LICENSE TO KILL” CASE The Authority recently called for input from all interested parties on a case before it. An ALJ has recommended that an employee of an agency that is excluded from coverage under … Continue reading
TEST YOUR ADVERSE ACTION DEFENSE KNOWLEDGE The MSPB has held that an agency is obligated to impose similar adverse action penalties on similarly situated employees. But that does not mean comparison between any two employees works Here are the facts … Continue reading
A NOVEL REMOVAL SETTLEMENT OPTION FEDSMILL.com exists to spread good ideas among union leaders throughout government no matter who thought of it. The more each of us knows, the more powerful we are. We ran across a real good one … Continue reading
RELIGIOUS DISCRIMINATION COVERAGE EXPANDING? A couple of years ago we posted an article entitled, “Church Lady Smites DOD.” It discussed an EEOC case in which the employee had asked that her work hours be adjusted so she could not just … Continue reading
DON’T LIE ABOUT OFFICIAL TIME, PLEEEEEEEAZE Not long ago, media material started pointing out that when federal employees act together to defraud the United States, it exposes them to potential criminal conspiracy charges under 18 USC 371. That got us … Continue reading