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Developments at the EEOC: P&K Wins Enforcement of Breached Settlement
Developments at the EEOC: On May 8, 2019, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's Office of Federal Operations (OFO) issued its decision in Lidia B. v. Dept. of Veterans Affairs, EEOC Appeal No. 2019001712. Lidia B. involved a settlement agreement where the...
Developments at the EEOC: Probationary Termination Reversed
Developments at the EEOC: On October 15, 2018, Chief Administrative Judge Patrick Kokenge of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's Miami District Office issued a Consent Order awarding the Complainant remedies in EEOC No....
Developments at the EEOC: P&K Wins Reasonable Accommodation Case
Developments at the EEOC: On September 26, 2018, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's Office of Federal Operations issued its decision in Cleveland C. et al. v. Dept. of Defense, EEOC Appeal Nos. 0120170405-0120170414. Shifting from...
Developments at the EEOC: Damages Awards Adjusted for Inflation
Developments at the EEOC: On June 9, 2017, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued a groundbreaking precedential decision in Lara G. v. U.S. Postal Service, EEOC Request No. 0520130618. On its own initiative, the EEOC reopened the case to...
Developments at the EEOC: Final Federal Sector Disability Rule
Developments at the EEOC: On January 3, 2017, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) published a Final Rule in the Federal Register, 82 Fed.Reg. 654-681. The Final Rule clarifies the federal government's obligations as a model employer of...
EEOC proposes expanded protections against retaliation
For the first time since 1998, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) released proposed guidance earlier this year on how federal employment law applies to retaliation claims. In a nutshell, this new guidance could possibly extend the types of actions...
I am a federal employee facing an adverse action. Now what?
If you are a federal employee facing allegations of poor work performance or wrongdoing, you may face severe disciplinary action called an "adverse action." Adverse actions may include a suspension (over 14 days), furlough (over 30 days) demotion or reduction in pay,...
Developments at the EEOC: Names Returned to OFO Decisions
Developments at the EEOC: On October 5, 2015, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued a press release announcing a change in how it captions federal-sector decisions from the EEOC Office of Federal Operations (OFO). This change resolved a...
What is the process for federal employees experiencing discrimination?
Federal employees, like their private sector counterparts, have legal protections against discrimination. Under the law, it is illegal for federal employers to discriminate against an employee based on their:• Race• Religion• Sex• Color•...