“Serving those who serve in government”
We periodically spotlight the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission at the national Devadoss Law Firm. And for obvious reasons. We underscore the EEOC’s key placement in the labor universe, stressing on our website its broad mandate to “oversee equal...
The rationale underpinning the purpose and clout of the federal Merit Systems Protection Board has been eminently clear from its inception more than 40 years ago. We note the centrality of the MSPB in the federal work realm on our website at the proven national...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
A recent Forbes article terms it “a major question.” That assessment seems squarely on the mark regarding government and corporate whistleblowers who consider taking action to spotlight an employer’s unlawful conduct. Doing so can be an uncertain and risk-laden...
Proponents of a final rule addressing federal workplace discrimination that was recently issued by the U.S. Department of Labor view it as overdue legislation safeguarding the rights of so-called “religion-exercising organizations.” Opponents – and there are many,...
Members of the U.S. women’s national soccer team are universal superstars in their sport. The team has legions of fans and a record of achievement that is unparalleled in global competition. Here is one thing, though, that the women do not have: pay parity in...