$24 Million Payout at HUD
A settlement agreement between HUD and federal employee unions on the application of the Fair Labor Standards Act to agency employees will result in a payment of $24 million.
Current Events
Current news and events impacting the federal workforce, both current federal employees and federal retirees.
Tough Choice in Short Time Doesn’t Equal Coercion
Given a short time to make an unpleasant decision about whether to resign or receive a proposed notice of removal, an errant federal manager opted to resign but then filed an appeal. Unlike MSPB Member Sapin, the court had no problem with the short period of time to make an unpleasant decision as the agency could have just issued the notice of proposed removal.
10 Ways to Screw Up a Job Interview
If you come through a job interview without messing up and damaging your chances you are going to be ahead of most of your competition. Here are some of the most common mistakes made by job applicants during an interview.
Temporary or Permanent: What’s In a Name?
A temporary employee applied for a permanent job and was selected–even though the announcement indicated the job was not open to temporary employees. She lost the job as a result so the employee filed an appeal contending that since she was now in a permanent job, she now had full appeal rights. The case went to federal court as the former temp tried to expand the coverage of the federal employee appeal process but the court did not buy the argument.
Court Upholds Removal After Employee Failed to Reveal Problems With Former Employer
An employee of the IRS told the agency he had never left a job “under unfavorable circumstances.” A background investigation revealed that was not necessarily the case, at least in the agency’s opinion. The employee appealed his removal to the MSPB and to federal court but his legal quest did not get him reinstated.
SSA Employee Indicted: Facing Possibility of Significant Prison Time
A former employee of SSA has been indicted on two counts of wire fraud, three counts of bribery and one count of using of a computer to further a fraud. If convicted, the former claims representative is facing a significant prison term.
Performance Improvement (Part Two)
Solving a performance problem in the complex world of the federal human resources environment takes time, energy, patience and considerable work. This part of the article explains how to define the problem and tools to address the problem.
Ouch! TSP Stock Funds Down Again in February
The stock funds for the TSP are all down in February. This means that most of the stock funds are down for four straight months and down for six of the last nine months.
GPO and WEP Changes: Don’t Hold Your Breath
Many CSRS and CSRS Offset employees and retirees get heartburn over the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO) and would like to see these requirements changed. Don’t hold your breath.
Readers Reflect National Trend: Obama Over Clinton
Do readers prefer Barack Obama or Hillary Clinton as the Democratic nominee and what is the basis for their voting preference? Here are the results of our latest survey.
