Employees who successfully make it through a PIP walk on very thin ice for the 12 months afterwards. If their performance falls below the required standard during those 365 days, they can be terminated without another PIP opportunity to improve. Here is the post-PIP rule. Continue reading
Great article posted in the Washington Post by Ed O’Keefe on 1/23/12. It is another “gotta read” piece about the hypocrisy in Congress over raising enough money to fund the government—and federal employee raises. Continue reading
NTEU charged the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation with discriminating against its African-American employees and those 40 and over when it distributed performance awards. Last week an arbitrator agreed ruling that FDIC violated civil rights laws. Continue reading
News broke last week that retaliation against employees spiked last year. So, FEDSMILL.com thought it might be a good time to remind everyone what actions are considered retaliation and the options for dealing with it. Continue reading
In 1991 FLRA announced that management must provide unions free copies of an official transcript of an arbitration hearing. Continue reading
Some of us at Fedsmill.com have already been involved with representing transgender employees and it would be wise for all union leaders to keep an eye on how these cases are spinning out. The law firm of Gonzalez, Saggio, & Harlan, LLP just posted a story about a terminated employee who alleged sex discrimination related to transgender activity. We recommend you read it.