Whistleblower Rights and Prohibited Personnel Practices
Whistleblowing involves disclosure of information an employee or applicant reasonably believes evidences a violation of law, rule, or regulation; gross mismanagement; gross waste of funds; abuse of...
View ArticleQuick Word On Performance Appraisals & Bonuses
And we do mean, just a quick word………. This time of year we receive an incredible number of inquiries from federal employees concerning annual performance appraisals and associated (linked or unlinked)...
View ArticleDealing With… Notice of Proposed Suspension
Note, this is our first article in a series of articles titled “Dealing With….”. This special series is designed to provide simple practical advice of immediate usefulness to federal employees (and...
View ArticleNo Right to Authorized Absence Unless…
The issue of authorized absence (also referred by some and many as excused absence, administrative leave, “no charge to leave”) comes up en masse every year about this time. During the latter half of...
View ArticleDealing With… Proposed Changes to Working Conditions
Note, this is our second article in a series of articles titled “Dealing With….”. This special series is designed to provide simple practical advice of immediate usefulness to federal employees (and...
View ArticleDealing With… Hostile Work Environment
Note, this article is part of our continuing series of articles titled “Dealing With….”. This special series is designed to provide simple practical advice of immediate usefulness to federal employees...
View ArticleDealing With… Hostile Work Environment
Note, this article is part of our continuing series of articles titled “Dealing With….”. This special series is designed to provide simple practical advice of immediate usefulness to federal employees...
View Article$900,000 Federal Agency EEO Settlement
Believe it or not—-It’s True On January 29, 2016, the Department of Housing and Urban Development, in federal district court, settled an EEO case with a federal employee for $900,000.00 (this is not a...
View ArticleSF 50 Codes (Nature of Action & Legal Authority)
While it is true we could not have come up with a more boring title for this article, we frequently field questions concerning the SF-50 Notification of Personnel Action, and more specifically, the...
View ArticleDuty of Fair Representation
“I Hate My Union. They Are Corrupt and Incompetent” That is an actual quote we received from a dues paying union member of a large federal employee bargaining unit. Such sentiments are not unusual....
View ArticleDealing With… Change of Supervisor
Note, this article is part of our continuing series of articles titled “Dealing With….”. This special series is designed to provide simple practical advice of immediate usefulness to federal employees...
View ArticleQuestion of Nondisclosure Agreements
At InformedFed, we often receive calls from federal employees seeking advice and consultation concerning whistleblower claims in the context of retaliation, employee relations, and filing for status...
View ArticleDealing with… Protected Health Information (PHI)
Note, this article is part of our continuing series of articles titled “Dealing With….”. This special series is designed to provide simple practical advice of immediate usefulness to federal employees...
View ArticleCan It Hurt To Have A Union Representative?
There is a prevailing theory that it is usually better to have union representation, than not have union representation, given such need. While we are certainly proponents of labor organizations and...
View ArticleAdministrative Leave & Authorized Absence
The terms Administrative Leave and Authorized Absence are essentially synonymous (we will use the term Administrative Leave for the purposes of this post). Further, we distinguish that for the purpose...
View ArticleWhen Unions Go Bad
Somewhat regularly, we field calls from union members in the federal sector (and even union officials) regarding issues with union representation or leadership. The issues may involve claims of failure...
View ArticleAre You Required to Invoke FMLA?
We receive many inquiries from employees confused by the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) in relation to serious health conditions and the use (approval/denial) of leave. Typically, questions come in...
View ArticleOpinion: Gripping Reality; The GOP (STILL) Hates You
Note: This Article (provided below and unchanged) was first published March 2, 2013. We are republishing it in the wake of the Mr. Trump’s controversial election (lost popular vote by three million,...
View ArticleLWOP in Connection with OWCP
Leave Without Pay (LWOP) in connection with Office of Worker’s Compensation Claims (DOL OWCP) is a source of confusion for federal employees, as well as agencies. In our experience, this is largely...
View ArticleAdvanced Union Public Relations
What Union Public Relations Should Look Like Unions at all levels underestimate the need, and their capability, to engage in public relations. Whether it is the National Veterans Affairs Council...
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