“Serving those who serve in government”
“Astonishingly common.” Reportedly, and as duly noted by a commentator in a recent Harvard Business article, that terse assessment about sums it up concerning company retaliation against workers who spotlight discriminatory on-the-job behaviors. The Harvard piece...
Some people unquestionably go about life with attitudes marked by a lack of empathy for others. Their mindset suggests that they either don’t see or simply don’t care much about challenges and inequities that third parties face. Such indifference and its coupled...
Federal whistleblowers calling out government fraud, waste, abuse and other acts of malfeasance are sometimes portrayed as material wrongdoers or even criminals themselves. But only by the unlawful actors in agencies and other federal entities they target. In fact,...
Here’s an obvious question concerning fraud, waste and abuse within the federal government realm: What person will report it if he or she risks serious reprisal from an employer for doing so? Wrongdoing within the federal sphere takes broad-based forms. Agency...
Is the federal work sphere an inviting environment for those seeking to forge careers in government positions? That depends. Answers will certainly vary. And relevant statistical data indicate that such variance will materially depend upon gender. Consider this:...
You obviously have a lot invested relevant to your professional career as a federal employee. For starters, federal jobs can be notably hard to get, with open positions often being contended for by high numbers of candidates. If you’ve secured a placement that was...
The seminal Title VII provision of the federal Civil Rights Act of 1964 is landmark legislation safeguarding American workers against workplace discrimination. The statutory enactment created a number of protected classifications, enumerating and later expanding upon...
Federal labor law in the United States has long enabled federal workers to join and form unions. The right to do so is obviously critically important and has led to workplace gains over decades that have fostered on-the-job fairness and broad-based equity. Labor...
Following is a work-linked scenario that might reasonably command the attention of many of our readers. Your prospective employer just told you that it is company policy to conduct a background check on all job applicants. A hiring manager informed you that a look...
It’s your career. Protect it. That is advice we prominently deliver to readers of our blog posts at the Devadoss Law Firm. The attorneys spanning our national legal offices know above all else that workers facing material on-the-job challenges need to proactively...