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Appeals courts signal change on LGBTQ discrimination
by coricohen | Apr 18, 2017 | Others
Previous courts have ruled same-sex discrimination does not violate Title VII Two separate appellate courts have interpreted the Civil...
More bad news for federal contractor employees
by coricohen | Mar 28, 2017 | News From Congress, News From The Whitehouse
Fair Pay and Safe Workspaces executive order repealed Another of President Barack Obama's worker-friendly initiatives has been stricken...
Exceptions to the federal hiring freeze
by coricohen | Feb 27, 2017 | Developments At OPM
Do you qualify for a federal hiring exemption or promotion? The federal government is under a hiring freeze instituted in January by...
Social media is fair game for security clearance
by coricohen | Feb 10, 2017 | News On Security Clearances
Is your Facebook page closing doors of opportunity? In the private sector, human resource experts encourage job hunters to tame down or...
4 reasons for job applicants to self-identify as disabled
by coricohen | Feb 9, 2017 | Developments At OPM, Discrimination
New DOL form geared toward federal contractor hiring compliance The U.S. Department of Labor is urging applicants to voluntarily disclose...
Developments at the MSPB: Annual Report for FY 2016
by coricohen | Jan 26, 2017 | Developments At The MSPB
Developments at the MSPB: On January 18, 2017, the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) issued its Annual Report for FY 2016. This Annual...
Developments at the EEOC: Final Federal Sector Disability Rule
by coricohen | Jan 10, 2017 | Developments At The EEOC
Developments at the EEOC: On January 3, 2017, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) published a Final Rule in the Federal...
Are you wrongly classified as a federal employee?
by coricohen | Jan 4, 2017 | Classification And Pay Issues, Developments At OPM
Government personnel have the right to appeal misclassification The U.S. Department of Labor has cracked down on misclassifying...
Should federal agency employees be worried about their jobs?
by coricohen | Dec 15, 2016 | Retaliation, Whistleblower Protection
Can civil employees be fired for their political leanings or scientific pursuits? On the campaign trail, Donald Trump was openly critical...