Category Archives: EEO/Discrimination
NFFE’S CRUSADE FOR RELIGIOUS FREEDOM NFFE could have just let it slide as yet another act of insanity by a Trump appointee in an ever-growing line of them. But we all owe the union thanks for taking on this fight … Continue reading
PROBATIONER GETS FIVE YEARS BACK PAY PLUS She wasn’t asking a lot nor for anything that other feds have not requested thousands of times. Still in her probationary period, she asked for a reasonable accommodation and backed it up with … Continue reading
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THIS IS WHAT MERIT PROMOTION RACISM LOOKS LIKE We have reported on a number of cases where the EEOC found the agency’s promotion process to be irrational, nonsensical or worse. Generally, that is based on scoring decisions that are outright … Continue reading
USING THE BIBLE AS A HARASSMENT TOOL (While Secretary Hegseth is prone to confusing Quinton Tarantino with the word of God and Trump is preparing to read us all a bible passage, we thought it would be a good time … Continue reading
SOMETHING TO TELL MEMBERS ABOUT ALLERGIES While they are not the most burdensome medical disabilities, seasonal allergies can slow an employee down, even fog their thinking, and tire them out quickly. That entitles employees to the protection of the ADA … Continue reading
WHAT DO SELECTING OFFICIALS OWE BQ CANDIDATES? A LOT! The White House’s contempt for the rights of anyone but white males seems to be talking hold at the EEOC. From reading its most recent decisions, I would not be surprised … Continue reading
MSPB HIGHLIGHTS SICK LEAVE AND DISABILITY RIGHTS The Board recently wrote that an agency cannot rest an AWOL charge solely on an employee’s failure to submit medical documentation on a particular form. If the employee has sufficient sick leave to … Continue reading
WHERE ADA MEETS FMLA The Deakins law firm just posted a useful advice memo written for managers. But, it is just as useful for union reps facing a situation where an employee needs time off (or more time off) due … Continue reading
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
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