New rules just finalized by the Department of Labor hold the promise of there being a little extra in the paychecks of a lot of workers. Many in Texas, Georgia and elsewhere in the country may be of the notion that the new rules only apply to government employees, but that is not the case. Considering that employee rights for federal workers and private sector employees are affected, it seems appropriate to offer this view of the new rule.
What does the new OT rule from DOL mean for workers?
Disability retirement benefits for federal employees
Achieving federal employee accountability: 1 man's take
The civil service system takes a lot of hits from critics. Many in Texas and the rest of the country say it does little but provide a level of protection that allows too many poor performers to remain on the job when they should be let go.
Who can file a whistleblower appeal with the MSPB?
Attorneys in Texas and the rest of the country with experience in fighting for the rights of federal employee whistleblowers know that the record of successes under the law is something of a mixed bag.
Do whistleblower protection laws allow suits against individuals?
The thing about law is that it can have loopholes. Lawmakers don't necessarily intend for them to exist. Sometimes they are created unexpectedly when one law that deals with an issue says one thing and a second law that deals with the same issue says something slightly different. Valid questions get raised and courts in Texas and other parts of the country are asked to deliver answers.
Depth of disability benefits depends on analyzing your case
Just like workers in any job, federal employees can suffer injuries on the job. Unlike workers in the private sector, federal employees have a number of sources for obtaining benefits for occupational disability benefits. To be sure that you receive all the help due you after an injury, a full analysis of the facts of your case should be done. This is something an experienced federal employment attorney can help with.
It's unwise to judge the Supreme Court by its apparent cover
Headlines of newspapers were ablaze last week with speculation about how the scales of justice at the Supreme Court seem to be tipping in a way that could hurt government employee unions. No matter what outlet you turned to, the line seemed the same -- Skeptical Supreme Court justices seem poised to hand public employee unions a major loss.
An employee’s rights under the FMLA
Anyone who has welcomed a new child or has taken care of a relative with health problems knows that sometimes work has to take a backseat to family. Congress also recognized this and passed the Family and Medical Leave Act, also known as the FMLA, more than two decades ago.
What can be done to confront workplace bullying?
The concept of bullying is something that nearly every person can identify with. Most of the time it brings to mind experiences of childhood when we got picked on regularly by another kid in school or the neighborhood.
You wouldn't think MSPB would have to taste its own medicine, but
Federal agencies are supposed to take seriously the job of protecting workers who strive to make things better by blowing the whistle on suspected wrongdoing. If a government employee in Texas or anywhere else takes the time and effort to reveal some shortcoming in the system, his or her managers are not supposed to retaliate against them by some sort of negative job action.
