Some Case Law Surrounding Excessive Leave
The author says that one of the most time consuming and frustrating tasks for supervisors is dealing with the small number of employees who abuse leave.
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The author says that one of the most time consuming and frustrating tasks for supervisors is dealing with the small number of employees who abuse leave.
In the second of two series of articles on job restructuring as a reasonable accommodation, the author explores how job restructuring could affect other employees besides the disabled person being accommodated, and examines the limitations on the burden that an agency may place on other employees.
The upcoming FEGLI open season runs for the month of September. OPM has provided these resources to help you make the most of it.
In the first of two articles on job restructuring as a reasonable accommodation, the author explores how managers ascertain what an employee’s essential functions of his or her job position are, how to restructure a job position to accommodate an employee, and explores some cases that shed light on how the EEOC and federal courts look at these issues.
The Office of Personnel Management has released some documents to help federal workers prepare for the upcoming benefits open season this fall.
A memo published in the Federal Register gives transgender federal employees the right to use restrooms that correspond to their preferred gender identity.
The author says that the average time to fill metric in human resources is meaningless by itself. He says that adding a quality measure alongside of it is the only way to determine if agencies are making hiring progress or not.
The author says that it is a well established fact that managers have the right to establish standards for requiring employee attendance at work. He notes, however, that failure to enforce attendance requirements can result in further attendance problems and lower morale among employees. He says that supervisors should never be afraid to initiate the appropriate action when warranted and cites some cases as precedent for enforcing consistent attendance in the federal workplace.
The author says that to many employees, the concept of discipline usually conjures up a very negative impression as being punitive. However, he says that if applied effectively, discipline is designed to modify behavior or performance and should always be the first and foremost goal of supervisors and management.
The author says that the government does a poor job of dealing with its poor performing employees, however, he says that making it easier to fire federal employees is not the answer.