Federal Employees’ Right to Disobey Is Becoming Clearer
Feeling defiant? Good, because there is a growing body of MSPB case law on the little known “right-to-disobey” rule from the Whistleblower Protection Act.
Feeling defiant? Good, because there is a growing body of MSPB case law on the little known “right-to-disobey” rule from the Whistleblower Protection Act.
Even though the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) found discrimination in a below-average number of federal sector cases in fiscal year 2012, agencies ended up paying more to resolve employees’ formal and informal discrimination complaints in that year than in any other year in at least the past decade.
Fathers who work for the federal government or for defense contractors make many sacrifices for their children. But sometimes their children can cost them their security clearance. The author explains why this is the case.
When employees are not happy, employers – often unwittingly – pay the price. The author says that federal agency managers must not lose sight of this as they strive to operate with smaller and smaller budgets.
The author says it is becoming increasingly dangerous to criticize people’s weight. He says federal employees need to consider at what point it becomes unlawful harassment or retaliation when they encounter it in the workplace.
The author says that federal employees are being asked to do more with less and that it is starting impacting morale.
How does FMLA leave work during a government shutdown for excepted employees? The author offers some details.
Federal employee whistleblowing activity has reached screeching levels, with the government’s watchdog agency, the Office of Special Counsel (OSC), seeing a surge of new disclosures of wrongdoing in fiscal year 2012.
Because of the Douglas Factors, federal employees that damage an agency’s reputation can face demotion or removal.
The author says that due to furloughs from sequestration, it is likely federal employees will be asked to do more with less.