“Serving those who serve in government”
Following is a work-linked scenario that might readily resonate with some readers of our employment law blog posts at the national Devadoss Law Firm. Imagine that you are a federal worker in an agency department that unquestionably features a tense and volatile...
We queried in a prior blog post whether an employer can fire a worker for drug use, especially for involvement with narcotic pain killers in the opioid family. Representative members of that group include OxyContin, Vicodin, Percocet, morphine, codeine and methadone....
Do you have a disability? That can sometimes seem to be a problematic – even loaded – question when posed to an individual in the workplace realm. Both prospective and current employees might reasonably be taken aback when hearing that query, especially when a boss or...
Are you pregnant and worried about virtually everything linked with your employment?Many federal workers across the country fit that bill. They stress over singular requirements and restrictions that might be imposed on them. They think that their performance reviews...
Like all employees, federal employees have the right to a safe workspace. However, you may sometimes find it difficult to enforce that right, especially when your agency claims it has already responded to your safety concerns.This is an issue that recently became...
The vast federal employment realm in the United States logically enough has a system of rules and processes that come into play in instances of worker firings, suspensions and demotions.That is to say, employees do not have to simply accept adverse job outcomes...
There are many ways in which federal jobs differ from those in the private sector. Some of these differences may come to light when people start talking about which workers are “essential.” When non-essential workers take one path, you and other “essential” federal...
Sexual harassment in the workplace is a constant and upsetting problem across the United States. Federal employees are not immune. In fact, a recent report from the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights found several ways that federal employees have things worse than those...
If you or a loved one get so sick that you can’t leave the house, you may need to take some time off. Sometimes you may need to take more time than you have remaining on your sick days. Maybe you can afford to go without pay for a while, but can you afford to lose...
Normally, when federal employees are disciplined, they can take their case to the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB). The MSPB listens to an employee’s claim, weighs it against the agency’s argument and then offers a decision. It’s a step to make sure federal...