“Kerry for President” Stickers Create Problems for VA Employee
An employee of the VA agrees to resign as a result of political activity on behalf of John Kerry that violated the Hatch Act.
An employee of the VA agrees to resign as a result of political activity on behalf of John Kerry that violated the Hatch Act.
Taking a disciplinary action in the federal human resources system is a two-step process. Here are the requirements that must be met.
Absence without leave (AWOL) can be a successful way to fire a federal employee–often because it is easier to prove than other charges. In this case, the employee offered various reasons why she should not be fired for being AWOL but the MSPB and court did not buy into her rationale.
OPM has released the COLA payment information for federal employees outside the lower 48 states.
A federal attorney violated the Hatch Act and the MSPB has ordered the Small Business Administration to remove him from federal service.
Misuse and fraud of federal charge cards has been a source of embarrassment to numerous federal agencies. Here is advice being distributed to managers and employees in one agency on how to try and prevent or deal with the problem.
Retirement can be a time to reap the benefits of your lifetime of work. Keep in mind that you will still need an income and you may need more money than you think.
The author suggests language that a federal agency may find useful in negotiating with a union.
How does your pay and benefits package compare to the private sector? New statistics compiled by a researcher at the Cato Institute is based on data from the Bureau of Economic Analysis and shows that the average federal employee makes exactly double that of the average private sector employee.
How much money would it take to influence your actions or decisions as a government employee? Federal judges sometimes face this problem and wanted a tax break to avoid the problem.