New Rule Would Require Agencies to Boost Hiring of Disabled Individuals
The EEOC is finalizing a rule that will require federal agencies to enact hiring policies that favor individuals with disabilities.
Federal HR news topics include federal employee unions, labor relations, bargaining, pay/leave and benefits.
The EEOC is finalizing a rule that will require federal agencies to enact hiring policies that favor individuals with disabilities.
Do you have health insurance through the FEHB? OPM has released a fact sheet for federal employees with details on how to show compliance to the IRS under the Affordable Care Act.
A new law restricts agency use of paid administrative leave and adds two new leave categories.
The author says that the possibility of wrongdoing on the part of agency managers has led to many avenues for protecting employees which has created an overly complicated appeals system. He proposes a simple fix that would protect employees while making for a smoother process.
These are seven provisions of the National Defense Authorization Act that federal workers should know about.
A questionnaire and new Secretary of Energy are creating consternation among federal employees. Change is in the air. What will be the impact on federal workers?
There have not been dramatic legislative changes in federal human resources and labor relations since 1978. That could change in 2017. Here are some of the more significant proposals for change.
The author says that unions have become a more partisan topic in government and that there are likely to be changes under the incoming presidential administration that will impact labor relations.
The author looks at problems that he says exist under the current disciplinary system for the federal workforce and what questions he says must be answered to fix these problems.
The Office of Personnel Management issued a reminder to federal workers to always be sure to follow dismissal procedures when emergencies or other special events disrupt the normal workday.