Creating a New Class of Federal Employees
A new executive order has been issued creating a new hiring schedule to make make it faster and easier to hire and fire some federal employees.
A new executive order has been issued creating a new hiring schedule to make make it faster and easier to hire and fire some federal employees.
A federal employee removed by his agency tried to file an appeal with the Merit Systems Protection Board only to find the Board had no jurisdiction in the case.
The law giving VA streamlined disciplinary authority was applied to employee misconduct that occurred before the effective date. See how the appeals court has ruled.
A DHS law enforcement officer, removed for her lack of candor in several agency inquiries, failed to win her job back in arbitration so she took her case to court.
Reprimands are as old as federal HR itself. The author proposes some changes that could bring the disciplinary process into the 21st century.
DOJ has requested that the Court of Appeals allow immediate enforcement of Executive Orders on labor relations.
A VA employee, removed for conduct unbecoming after planting an unwanted kiss on a co-worker, ended up before the appeals court in an unsuccessful challenge.
The author describes a potential conflict of interest between two labor unions.
How much do disciplinary procedures cost the government? The author explores the question.
These are ten important things federal employees at the VA should know about the VA Accountability and Whistleblower Prevention Act.