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P & K CLIENT WINS PROMOTION UP EIGHT PAY BANDS
by coricohen | Jun 10, 2016 | Case Results, Others
In his April 22, 2016 Decision (Ware v. USPS, EEOC Nos. 531-2011-00122X, 531-2012-00029X), an Administrative Judge of the EEOC awarded P...
News from the Federal Circuit: New WPEA Protection Clarified
by coricohen | Jun 9, 2016 | News From The Federal Circuit
News from the Federal Circuit: On June 7, 2016, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued its precedential decision in...
News from the Supreme Court: Constructive Discharge Decision
by coricohen | May 25, 2016 | News From The Supreme Court
News from the Supreme Court: On May 23, 2016, the Supreme Court issued its decision in Green v. Brennan, No. 14-613, holding that federal...
News from the Federal Circuit: MSPB Appeals & Title 42 Employees
by coricohen | May 25, 2016 | Others
News from the Federal Circuit: On May 11, 2016, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued a precedential decision in Lal v....
Developments at OPM: Proposed “Ban the Box” Rule
by coricohen | May 25, 2016 | Developments At OPM
Developments at OPM: On May 2, 2016, the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) published a Proposed Rule with Request for Comments in the...
News from the Whitehouse: Amendment to Civil Service Hiring
by coricohen | Mar 24, 2016 | News From The Whitehouse
News from the Whitehouse: On March 18, 2016, President Obama signed into law Public Law 114-137. This new statute made some changes to...
PASSMAN & KAPLAN FOUNDING PRINCIPAL JOSEPH V. KAPLAN TO BE SPEAKER AT MD CHATPER, LABOR & EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS ASSN DINNER MEETING MARCH 23RD; SPEAKING ON REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION UNDER THE ADA
by coricohen | Mar 21, 2016 | Others
On Wednesday evening, March 23, 2016, [nap_names id="FIRM-NAME-6"] [nap_names id="FIRM-NAME-4"] founding principal, Joseph V. [nap_names...
MSPB OVERTURNS SUSPENSION IN PASSMAN & KAPLAN CASE
by coricohen | Feb 1, 2016 | Case Results, Others
In its January 21, 2016, decision in Martin v. U.S. Postal Service, 2016 MSPB 6, the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) overturned the...
Mixing politics and social media can mean trouble for federal employees
by coricohen | Dec 10, 2015 | Developments At The OSC
With election season in full swing, political opinions are not hard to come by. If you are a federal employee, you may already know that...