Author Archives: AdminUN
THE CHERNOBYL INCIDENT AT NRC There is a mushroom cloud climbing into the sky over the Nuclear Regulatory Commission that was triggered by management’s incompetence. NRC fired an employee for unacceptable performance back in 2018 and now must pay her … Continue reading
WHY EMPLOYEES NEED WRITTEN OBJECTIVE PERFORMANCE STANDARDS The Federal Circuit Court of Appeals just issued a decision stating once again that agencies need not provide employees with written performance standards, much less objective ones. We have probably all seen standards … Continue reading
FLRA ADDRESSES HOW SPECIFIC A GRIEVANCE MUST BE TO SURVIVE Not long ago FEDSMILL posted a piece entitled, “Grievance Strategy Issues- Part 4” which examined how specific a grievance must be to avoid several traps that can destroy an otherwise … Continue reading
THE $35,000 HUG The core of this story is simple. Jaleesa filed an EEO complaint alleging that the Agency discriminated against her on the basis of sex (non-gender-conforming woman in a same-sex relationship) when management asked Complainant not to hug … Continue reading