Court Cases
The “I Used to Live in Italy” Defense Doesn’t Hold Up
A federal employee said he had lived in Italy for 10 years and the culture was more "touchy/feely" after he was in trouble for unwanted physical contact with…
Labor Relations
Stay informed on the latest developments in federal labor relations, including updates on collective bargaining, union negotiations, FLRA decisions, labor‑management disputes, and federal workforce policies that shape the rights and responsibilities of federal employees. Find news and analysis on AFGE, NTEU and other federal unions, bargaining agreements, workplace rules, and major actions affecting labor relations across federal agencies. Find clear insights into how evolving labor policies impact the federal workforce and agency operations.
Human Resources
FLRA Town Hall Meeting in DC: Unions Ecstatic with LR Agency
The author passes on to the Federal labor relations community notes of the FLRA Town Hall meeting held on October 21. There's lots of information in them for…
Human Resources
FLRA Changing Rules on the Legality of Arbitration Awards in Recent Decisions
The author suggests agency advocates pay attention to a recent line of FLRA cases involving appeals of arbitration awards. The Authority has clearly decided to widely expand an…
Federal Workforce News
Merit Systems Protection Board Balances National Security Exceptions Against Employee Rights
Breaking with prior tradition the Board held Oral Arguments for the first time in nearly three decades to determine the potentially far reaching implications of an appeal from…
Human Resources
8th Council Meeting: OPM and OMB Emerge as Pre-Decisional Police, Metrics Downplayed, New Terms Defined
The author passes on notes and handouts from the 8th meeting of the National Council on Labor Management Relations.
Federal Workforce News
Is Your Health Plan Leaving the Federal Program? Check to Be Sure or Suffer the Consequences
Procrastination is easy and may work well in many instances. But, if you want to continue your federal employee health insurance in 2011, check to make sure your…
Human Resources
Common Decency is Not So Common in Federal Labor Relations
In a dismissal of the union's unfair labor practice allegation, the FLRA Regional Director found no violation of the union's rights when a local president was investigated by…
Federal Workforce News
National Labor-Management Relations Council Meeting Information
The author is sending out the notes and handouts from the 6th Meeting of the National Labor-Management Relations Council on September 20, 2010. The author adds comments that…
Federal Workforce News
Office of Special Counsel Prosecutes HR Specialists for Allegedly Helping Agency Management Pre-select a Candidate: The Sequel
From the perspective of a selecting official, the key to avoiding pre-selection is to remain open-minded when considering all of the candidates referred to you, since the best-qualified…
Federal Workforce News
Changes to Your Federal Health Care Plan
Health care has been at the top of the legislative agenda for the White House and Congressional Democrats and, now that the legislation has passed, there will be…