“John Doe” Fired After Taping Sexual Encounters With Co-Workers; Court Sends Case Back to MSPB
An FBI agent fired for taping his sexual encounters with three women had some success before the Federal Circuit.
An FBI agent fired for taping his sexual encounters with three women had some success before the Federal Circuit.
A Criminal Investigator with the Department of Homeland Security who was fired for misconduct in connection with helping her mother try to win U.S. citizenship went to court to try and keep her job. The court sustains the MSPB conclusion that she should be fired.
How do federal employees react to the job performance of President Obama after his first several months in office? One thing is very clear: There are very strong differences between those that approve of his performance and those that disapprove.
A proposed change to eliminate time-in-grade restrictions for federal employee promotions has been delayed again. The delay may signal the end of this proposal designed to expand pay-for-performance into federal employee promotions rather than the strong bias toward seniority.
Competency based (also known as behavioral) interviews are gaining popularity in hiring for federal positions. These are not the old fashioned questions we have run into in the past. Here are suggestions on how to prepare.
It’s been over 100 days since the inauguration of the President. There’s a lot of speculation in Federal labor relations circles about the status of the allegedly impending executive order reinstituting partnership. The author asks about the transparency of the process and suggests some possible holdups.
Some federal employees may get more paid leave when having a new child as a bill to provide more leave is sent to the House for a vote by a committee.
If you are going to apply for disability retirement, there are common principles you will want to follow in order to increase your chances of success under either the FERS or CSRS retirement systems. Here is an explanation of how this process works.
Individual Development Plans (IDP’s) are sometimes misused in an organization. Here are ways you can get the most from your IDP.
For the second month in a row, all of the funds in the Thrift Savings Plan are higher–one of them going up 15% in April. Here are the results.