“Serving those who serve in government”
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...
The National Treasury Employees Union is a notably prominent enterprise, representing scores of thousands of workers employed in federal agencies and departments across the country. And its management has something to say. In fact, the NTEU is notably eager to make a...
You obviously have a lot on your mind if you are a federal employee battling a persistent illness or dealing with an ongoing disabling condition. Some health-linked maladies resolve over time and thankfully do not spawn truly life-upending consequences. Others are...
A noted economics professor and author pays quick homage to the seminal Civil Rights Act of 1964 in a recent article discussing one pointed tangent of employment discrimination. David Neumark notes in a piece penned under the sponsorship of the nonprofit Brookings...
Upsides and downsides. Commentators on arbitration agreements frequently stress both the potential positives and negatives of those contracts for workers who accept their terms and outcomes as conditions of employment. It can’t immediately be stated in every case that...
An online overview of one key aspect relevant to the employment relationship makes a quick preliminary point. “Under federal law,” it notes, “a worker is either an employee or independent contractor.” Is that an important distinction? It certainly can be and, in fact,...
No, it does not. That is the short and incontestable answer to the header query leading off today’s blog post. And it is a response that candidly surprises many people who are employed at workplaces spanning the country under either implied or express “at-will”...