It is the rare employee who at some point in his or her career is not accused of some wrongdoing. It may be a subordinate employee who becomes disgruntled with a manager and decides to pick up the phone and make an anonymous allegation to an IG hotline or file an OSC whistleblower complaint. Or it could be an employee who didn’t get a promotion, or got a fully successful rather than a highly successful, or didn’t get a detail or job assignment that they wanted, or did get one that they didn’t want. In each instance the manager could be (and sometimes is) accused of discrimination, retaliation or creating a hostile work environment and is forced to defend his/her actions. FEDS provides you with quality legal counsel to defend employees accused of discrimination, retaliation, or sexual harassment by subordinate employees, under a federal EEO system that allows employees to accuse managers and other employees of discrimination with impunity and without any real proof or justification of wrongdoing.
January 19th, 2010
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Every week FEDmanager gives out the latest information you need to manage the nation's largest and most important workforce. From new laws and regulations to key court decisions FEDmanager delivers unfiltered news in an easy-to-read, straight forward format designed to help managers and other federal employees keep ahead of the rapidly changing federal workplace.
This Week in FEDmanager® (scroll to articles below if these quick links do not work in your email provider)
- Report to Improve the Presidential Transition Process Calls for Major Changes
- MSPB Announces Senior Executive Appointments
- Federal Agencies Authorized to Solicit for Haiti Relief
- From the Hill - House Passes Legislation to Expand GAO Litigation Authority
- Educate Yourself - Federal Labor Relations Under the Obama Administration
- Case Law Update - Federal Employee Pleads Guilty to Stealing $100,000 in Government Funds
- Tip of The Week - Make This Your New Year's Resolution
- This Week on FEDtalk - January 22, 2010
- Smile of the Week - Smile of the Week
- Leadership Reflection - Leadership Reflection
News Round Up
Report to Improve the Presidential Transition Process Calls for Major Changes
The Partnership for Public Service has released a report on improving the presidential transition process - a process that relies too much on "hope and luck," according to the organization's president, Max Stier. Based on interviews with key transition officials from both the Obama and McCain campaigns, and the Bush White House, Ready to Govern: Improving the Presidential Transition examines the transition beginning ...
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MSPB Announces Senior Executive Appointments
Susan Tsui Grundmann, Chairman of the U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB),has announced the appointments of Steven V. Lenkart as the new Executive Director and Chief of Staff for the MSPB, and of James M. Eisenmann as the new General Counsel. Lenkart joins the MSPB after serving as the Acting Deputy Under Secretary of Homeland Security for Science and Technology, and formerly, the Chief of Staff and Director o ...
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Federal Agencies Authorized to Solicit for Haiti Relief
Last Friday, the Office of Personnel Management authorized the heads of federal departments and agencies to allow a special solicitation of federal employees at the workplace to support Haiti in the aftermath of a major earthquake. The authorization of a special solicitation will allow federal employees to assist the ongoing relief efforts in Haiti with a one-time cash or check donation, outside the normal Combined F ...
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From the Hill - House Passes Legislation to Expand GAO Litigation Authority
Last Wednesday, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 2646, the "Government Accountability Office Improvement Act of 2009." If enacted, the legislation would provide the Government Accountability Office (GAO) with greater authority to access government records. The bill, sponsored by House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman Edolphus "Ed" Towns (D-New York), received broad bipartisan support ...
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Educate Yourself - Federal Labor Relations Under the Obama Administration
Now is the time to register for a federal labor relations course to learn about upcoming changes under the Obama Administration, the new Executive Order, and much more. Join David Orr of Orr Consulting and OmniGov Training Institute for the course: What YOU Need to Know About Today's Federal Labor RelationsIf you are new to Labor Relations, need a refresher, or perform legal advisory, Equal Employment Opportunity, or ...
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Case Law Update - Federal Employee Pleads Guilty to Stealing $100,000 in Government Funds
Pamela J. Stewart, 51, of Petersburg, Virginia, pleaded guilty last week in U.S. District Court to one count of theft of government funds. The announcement was made by Neil H. MacBride, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia; Jennifer Love, Special Agent in Charge, Federal Bureau of Investigation; Warden Patricia R. Stansberry, Federal Correction Complex at Petersburg; and Gene E. Morrison, Speci ...
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Tip of The Week - Make This Your New Year's Resolution
The holiday season is well behind all of us. We've made it passed the mid-point of winter. And, by now we're all back at work settling into 2010. It's a perfect time to really reflect on what we hope to make of 2010 - and the new decade - both at home and at work. Here at FEDmanager, we offer you some ideas for a 2010 New Year's resolution related to improving and advancing your career. But, like all those experts sa ...
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This Week on FEDtalk - January 22, 2010
Kathryn Troutman of the Resume Place will join the attorneys of Shaw, Bransford & Roth to discuss hot topics in employment for both current and aspiring feds, and landing a federal job in 2010.The radio show airs this Friday, January 22, 2010, at 11:00 a.m. Eastern time. Click here Friday to listen - www.federalnewsradio.com - or tune in to 1500 AM in the Washington, D.C. area.Join the conversation! Email your questi ...
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Smile of the Week - Smile of the Week
A scruffy looking man walks into a bar and orders a drink. The bartender says, "Sorry, pal. I don't think you can pay for it." "You're right," the man replies. "I don't have any money, but if I show you something incredible, can I have the drink?" "Sure," the bartender says.So the scruffy guy pulls a hamster out of his coat pocket and sets it on the bar. The hamster immediately runs over to the piano and starts playi ...
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Leadership Reflection - Leadership Reflection
The very essence of leadership is that you have to have vision. You can't blow an uncertain trumpet. - Theodore M. Hesburgh
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