Developments at OPM: On January 10, 2019, the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) issued new guidance to clarify the effects of the...
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Developments at the EEOC: Probationary Termination Reversed
by coricohen | Dec 6, 2018 | Developments At The EEOC
Developments at the EEOC: On October 15, 2018, Chief Administrative Judge Patrick Kokenge of the Equal Employment Opportunity...
Developments at OPM: Guidance on Executive Order
by coricohen | Oct 11, 2018 | Developments At OPM
Developments at OPM: On October 10, 2018, the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) issued Interpretive Guidance on implementation of...
News from the Courts: Executive Orders Partially Struck Down
by coricohen | Sep 4, 2018 | News From The Courts
News from the Courts: On August 25, 2018, Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia issued a...
Federal protections for disabled public sector employees
by coricohen | Jun 25, 2018 | Discrimination
As a disabled person working in the public sector, you are protected from discrimination by a number of different federal laws. Federal...
Developments at the OSC: FY2017 Annual Report Analyzed
by coricohen | Jun 22, 2018 | Developments At The OSC
Developments at the OSC: The U.S. Office of Special Counsel (OSC) recently issued its annual report to Congress for Fiscal Year 2017. OSC...
Federal agencies are engaging in legal age discrimination
by coricohen | Jun 21, 2018 | Others
You should never receive anything less than full consideration for a position because of your age. Yet some federal organizations use...
News from the Whitehouse: New Anti-Employee Executive Orders
by coricohen | Jun 19, 2018 | News From The Whitehouse
News from the Whitehouse: On May 25, 2018, hours before the start of Memorial Day weekend, President Trump issues three executive orders...
Who is exempt from overtime laws in Maryland?
by coricohen | Jun 13, 2018 | Classification And Pay Issues
Overtime laws are in place in the state of Maryland so that workers are protected financially if they are required to work an excessive...
Maryland prepares new law on sexual harassment reporting
by coricohen | Jun 13, 2018 | Others
The United States and several state governments have made it a priority to end sexual harassment in the workplaces under their...