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Federal Legal Corner: Unionist’s Access to Agency System Upheld

Published: March 16, 2011

In a case of first impression, the Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA) upheld an arbitrator’s ruling that a retired local …More

Federal Legal Corner: Standards for Receiving Attorneys’ Fees

Published: March 9, 2011

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit recently issued a decision favorable for an employee who was seeking …More

Federal Legal Corner: Protection Against Retaliation Expanded

Published: March 2, 2011

Miriam Regalado, a quality control engineer and her fiancé, Eric Thompson, a metallurgical engineer, worked for the same company; North …More

Federal Legal Corner: EEOC Awards $165,000 in Compensatory Damages (Published: February 23, 2011)

Federal Legal Corner: Damages Award More Than Tripled (Published: February 16, 2011)

Federal Legal Corner: Physician Protected Under Whistleblower Law (Published: February 9, 2011)

Federal Legal Corner: MSPB May Review OPM Suitability Determinations (Published: February 2, 2011)

Federal Legal Corner: Prominent Whistleblower Reinstated (Published: January 26, 2011)

Federal Legal Corner: Genetic Information Nondiscrimination, Part 2 (Published: January 19, 2011)

Federal Legal Corner: Genetic Information Nondiscrimination, Part 1 (Published: January 12, 2011)

Federal Legal Corner: Disability Retirement and Discrimination Claims (Published: January 5, 2011)

Federal Legal Corner: Denial of FMLA Leave (Published: December 29, 2010)

Federal Legal Corner: EEOC Increases Emotional Distress Award (Published: December 22, 2010)

Federal Legal Corner: Email Abuse Creates Hostile Environment (Published: December 15, 2010)

Federal Legal Corner: Agency Misinformation on Deadlines (Published: December 8, 2010)

Federal Legal Corner: Union Election without Bargaining Rights (Published: December 1, 2010)

Federal Legal Corner: Career Intern Program Violates Veterans’ Preference (Published: November 24, 2010)

Federal Legal Corner: Rare Oral Argument Before MSPB (Published: November 17, 2010)

Federal Legal Corner: Single Remark Can Justify Bias Claim (Published: November 10, 2010)

Federal Legal Corner: Work Environment Found Hostile (Published: November 3, 2010)

Federal Legal Corner: Agency Fails to Justify Nonselection (Published: October 27, 2010)

Federal Legal Corner: Cancer as a Disability under ADA (Published: October 20, 2010)

Federal Legal Corner: Hearing Ordered in Involuntary Resignation Case (Published: October 13, 2010)

Federal Legal Corner: Gender Bias Claim Can Proceed (Published: October 6, 2010)

Federal Legal Corner: MSPB Remands VEOA Claim for Adjudication (Published: September 29, 2010)

Federal Legal Corner: Hostile Work Environment Claim Rejected (Published: September 22, 2010)

Federal Legal Corner: Demotion Mitigated to Suspension (Published: September 15, 2010)

Federal Legal Corner: Retaliation for Prior EEO Activity (Published: September 8, 2010)

Federal Legal Corner: Establishing Discrimination (Published: September 1, 2010)

Federal Legal Corner: Definition of Disability (Published: August 25, 2010)