Know your rights. Don’t be frightened and intimidated by chilling actions aimed at stifling what you feel is important to say. And don’t “sit on information that could help your agency and your country.” Those words of advice are passionately conveyed by principals...
Month: January 2021
An introduction to gag orders and their whistleblowing relevance
Americans harbor strong views regarding government integrity. That is strongly evidenced by federal protections accorded individuals who take risks in stepping forward to report acts of wrongdoing in agencies and other work venues. Relevant safeguards seek to shelter...
Job demotion: Valid company action or … something else?
Are you an individual employed in a federal agency or department where the unbiased treatment of all employees is manifestly on display every day? Are you convinced that your employer fully appreciates the productive efforts you routinely put forth and accords you...
Delimiting EEOC rule on union reps called “outrageous and hypocritical”
It’s “a reasonable rule that will bring clarity and efficiency” to a spotlighted labor law issue, says one Republican-nominated commissioner from a key agency. Actually, it’s anything but that, counter opponents of a recent rule change announced by the federal Equal...
Troubling survey results on discrimination for FEMA
There are any number of key reference points that can be spotlighted in a recently released study of discrimination at a prominent federal agency. In sifting through them, Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator Peter Gaynor opted to forgo any particularized...