Decades and the Douglas Factors
For three decades, federal HR has been working with the 12 “factors” from an MSPB decision. However, much has changed since then.
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Mitigation or Demotion for this Postal Supervisor?
A post office Supervisor who was demoted to Clerk based on unsatisfactory performance failed to convince the appeals court to mitigate the penalty to a suspension.
Electing a Survivor Annuity: Follow Legal Requirements or Lose the Benefit
A surviving widow of a retired federal employee tried without success to convince OPM, the MSPB and the appeals court that her deceased husband had provided her a survivor’s annuity.
The MSPB: Administrative Justice for Federal and Postal Workers Denied Disability Retirement Benefits
The important question for the federal employee who files for Federal Disability Retirement benefits under FERS or CSRS is: What happens if the Office of Personnel Management denies my application? Is that the end of my chances?
A Merit Badge for the MSPB
An MSPB report explains how the GS pay system was designed as a type of pay-for-performance system.
The Federal Case That Won’t Die
How long can it take for a removal action against a federal employee to run its course? Here is an example of how a federal employee who was removed but with skill, determination, and active supporters has kept a case going for a few years, and still has room to keep it running.
MSPB Study Strongly Recommends Employee Engagement
The MSPB issued a study urging agencies to involve employees early and often in decisions involving their work.
Threat To Kill Supervisor Leads to Firing of Whistleblowing Controller
An air traffic controller became angry in a meeting and threatened to kill one of his supervisors with whom he had a history of conflict. The MSPB upheld the removal.
MSPB Endorses Alternative Discipline, Encourages Training for Managers and Practitioners
MSPB’s Chairman McPhie says “Alternative discipline is a great tool for supervisors to consider if they have an employee who is engaging in misconduct”.
Deciding an Adverse Action: The Process and the Proposal
Deciding whether to take an adverse action is one of the more difficult tasks a Federal manager may perform.
