Federal laws grant federal workers, like everyone else, are certain protections when it comes to family leave. Workers can hold employers accountable that fail to honor these protections.A recent proposal aims to expand these protections, allowing federal workers to...
Month: March 2019
How can you fight unverifiable forms?
Is it ethical for an employer to encourage managers to sign off on certifications or forms without information to verify the form’s accuracy? It seems like a question with a clear answer. Unfortunately, like most matters involving federal employment, the answer is...
Gender discrimination in the workplace: Failure to promote
Unfortunately, gender-based discrimination in the federal sector is alive and well.Women are an indispensable part of the workplace. According to the U.S. Department of Labor, women make up 47 percent of the American workforce. Yet, women are poorly represented in...
Vacant MSPB impacting federal workers, whistleblowers
As of March 1, the Merit Systems Protection Board no longer has any members. The three-member board has been without a two-member quorum since January 2017, when one of two remaining board members' term expired. The other remaining member's term expired March 1 after...
