Readers Identify Issues, Preferences for Upcoming Elections
Readers predict Democrats will take over control of the legislative branch in November.
An Unusual Request for a Promotion
Here is a unique way to seek a significant promotion in government service. A federal employee submitted letters from her doctor indicating she could not perform the duties of a lower level job. She argued the agency should therefore give her a promotion to a higher level position.
Think Before Sending E-Mail
Can sending an e-mail message to your friends and colleagues get a federal employee in trouble? Think before hitting the “send” button–the e-mail may come back to haunt you as these federal employees have found.
Documenting a Discipline or Performance Case: Get the Paper Right
The records that are created in a federal disciplinary or performance case can be the difference between winning or losing. Here are tips on how to create an effective paper trail.
“Less Anxiety” for Federal Employees?
A legislative proposal would implement a pay for performance system that would create “less anxiety” among federal employees.
Retirement May Pay More than Working
Many Federal retirees are on track for a 2.9% increase next year–and the figure is likely to be higher by the end of September.
Drinking at the VFW in Uniform is Okay Says Court
A federal employee got reinstated after having signed a last chance agreement despite drinking while wearing the agency’s uniform. The court concluded that the VFW hall was not “public place.”
Pay Increase for Lawmakers Linked to Civil Service Increase
Members of Congress will be getting an annual pay increase along with civil service personnel.
Unhappy With Your Pay? One Fed Added $600,000 to His Income
A research scientist for NIH received more than $600,000 in fees from a drug company while he was providing to the company spinal fluid samples obtained as part of a government research project.
EEOC Does Not Determine Authority of MSPB in Cases
An administrative judge from the EEOC may be an expert on EEO cases but that does not carry over into the expertise of the Merit Systems Protection Board. When an EEOC administative judge told a federal employee he could appeal to the Board, the MSPB and the courts did not hesitate to correct his “misplaced” advice.
