Will You Get Paid by Uncle Sam When Filing an EEO Complaint?
When preparing, filing or presenting an EEO case, does a Federal employee generally get paid by the government or is the employee required to use leave or leave without pay?
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How Many Psychologists Does It Take to Change a Light Bulb?
The author says that the disciplinary process used by human resources offices in government hasn’t changed over the last 35 years and that it also doesn’t work.
‘All in a Day’s Work’ at HUD
“Cupcakes embedded with nails served at an office potluck. A formal investigation launched after an employee posted her probation notice in the office restrooms.” These are some of the descriptions written by the judge issuing this decision which he referred to as “all in a day’s work” at the General Counsel’s office at HUD.
EEOC Issues FY 2014 Performance Report
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has released its annual performance report for 2014.
EEOC Issues New ‘Digest of EEO Law’
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has published the latest edition of its federal sector Digest of Equal Employment Opportunity Law.
New Rules Mean More Protection For Pregnant Workers
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is linking the temporary condition of pregnancy to a legal principle usually associated with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), which rewrote the rules of access in both the workplace and society as they relate to accommodating people with disabilities. The author discusses how this change could impact federal workers in their workplaces.
Settlements Drive Spike in Monetary Benefit Awards from EEO Complaints
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.
EEOC Report Identifies Common Errors By Agencies In Dismissing EEO Complaints
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has released a new report designed to improve the federal sector complaint process.
EEO Complainant Awards Up in 2012
According to a new report from the EEOC, the amount of money awarded to complainants who filed EEO appeals was up 18.2% in FY 2012 over the previous fiscal year.
Who Decides? Due Process May Be Due For A Redo
Fewer than 3% of the EEO cases were litigated are lost by agencies. The EEOC tried to put a spin on this disturbing statistic by noting that more than one-fourth of cases are settled and “Many of these resolutions contained favorable outcomes for the complainant, including monetary and non-monetary benefits.”
