Author Archives: AdminUN
WHAT CAN BACK PAY AND DAMAGES INCLUDE? You will be surprised to see what can be included and it all depends on how you draft the grievance.
MSPB, THIS DOES NOT SOUND FAIR An agency removed a supervisory employee based on the charge of conduct unbecoming a supervisor, supported by two specifications. But MSPB upheld his removal based on specifications that were never listed in the proposed … Continue reading
HOW TO APPEAL “LAST CHANCE AGREEMENT” (LCA) DISMISSALS The Federal Circuit Court of Appeals just reminded us that while it is possible to challenge, appeal or arbitrate a dispute over whether a last chance agreement permitted the agency to terminate … Continue reading
WHAT DOES DODEA THINK MISOGENY IS IF NOT THIS? We have a lot of respect for the top leaders at the DOD Education Activity (DoDEA), but based on a new EEOC decision it looks like they have a lot of … Continue reading
EEOC MANDATES PERFORMANCE AWARD A supervisory Customs and Border Protection employee was not at work for more than half of the fiscal year due to cancer treatment and surgery. Nonetheless, he felt he was entitled to an annual performance award … Continue reading
CARTOONS & REASSIGNMENTS An Immigration and Customs Enforcement employee, the only African-American in her office, found that a co-worker had come into her office and drawn a monkey face on her whiteboard. When she asked management to do something about … Continue reading
WHAT SHOULD A GREAT MID-TERM NEGOTIATIONS TRAINING PROGRAM INCLUDE? The vast majority of negotiations in the federal sector involve an agency-proposed mid-term change, and in the overwhelming majority of those cases the union representatives are not full-time national staff, but … Continue reading
A LITTLE-KNOWN DEFENSE IN EMPLOYEE THEFT CASES Although MSPB said they were just drawing on prior court of appeals decisions, it sure looks like a new defense to us. At a minimum, they added enormous clarity to an idea that … Continue reading
LOOK WHO IS SUDDENLY CONCERNED ABOUT AFGE’S ICE EMPLOYEES After a career of doing her best to keep a knee on the necks of employees and their unions, suddenly FLRA’s Colleen Kiko-Duffy, a Trump disciple, is all torn up inside … Continue reading