The Merit Systems Protection Board was established in 1978 to protect federal employees from unfair treatment at work and to promote the Merit System Principles. The MSPB comes into play when federal employees have blown the whistle on fraud or mismanagement, or when...
Month: November 2018
OPM announces more flexibility in SES, SL/ST performance reviews
The Office of Personnel Management has announced changes to the performance evaluation processes for Senior Executive Service and Senior Level/Scientific and Professional personnel. The revised process, called Certification 2.0, is expected to reduce the...
When hostile working conditions affect mental health
Most people have experienced stress at work. And some jobs are just naturally stressful and high-pressure.But some jobs are so stressful that they affect an individual’s mental health. And shockingly, some employers intentionally make working conditions so bad that...
Supreme Court: ADEA applies to all public-sector employers
When two firefighters brought an age discrimination suit against their tiny fire district, the fire district defended itself by saying that the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) didn't apply. According to its reading of the law, only employers with at least...
OPM’s 2018 Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey results released
With substantial changes being proposed across the federal workforce, we're in an unsettling time. Are the changes in the President's Management Agenda aimed at gutting merit systems protections? Have leaders concluded that the federal workforce is standing in the way...