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Federal Legal Corner: EEOC Appears to Broaden Sex Harassment Scope

Published: November 10, 2004

In U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Appeal No. 01A35012 (Sep. 22, 2004), the commission decided that a male postal worker …More

Federal Legal Corner: The Cat

Published: October 27, 2004

This year, there has been a flurry of activity in the courts about the extent to which an employer is …More

Federal Legal Corner: MSPB Supports Whistleblower, Remands AJ Decision

Published: October 20, 2004

In Rice v. USDA, Docket Number DC-1221-03-0726-W-1 (Sept. 30, 2004), the Merit Systems Protection Board reversed the administrative judge’s (AJ’s) …More

Federal Legal Corner: MSPB Overrules Hearing Decision for Whistleblower (Published: October 13, 2004)

Federal Legal Corner: Federal Appeals Court Rules That an Equal Pay Act Claim Must be Dismissed Where Similar Title VII EEO Complaint Was Dismissed By Another Court (Published: October 6, 2004)

Federal Legal Corner: Failure to Explain Non-Selection (Published: September 29, 2004)

Federal Legal Corner: Retaliatory Job Reference (Published: September 22, 2004)

Federal Legal Corner: Retaliatory Job Reference Is Illegal, Even If Employee Wouldn (Published: September 15, 2004)

Federal Legal Corner: MSPB Decides Transportation Security Agency Screeners Do Not Have Whistleblower Appeal Rights (Published: September 8, 2004)

Federal Legal Corner: FERS Early Retirement Eligibility (Published: August 18, 2004)

Federal Legal Corner: Retirement Credit for Supervisors (Published: August 11, 2004)

Federal Legal Corner: Tax Liability Due to Back Pay Award (Published: August 4, 2004)

Federal Legal Corner: Appeal Rights Clarified (Published: July 28, 2004)

Federal Legal Corner: Overtime Must Be Ordered or Approved in Writing (Published: July 21, 2004)

Federal Legal Corner: Supreme Court Recognizes Employer Liability for Constructive Discharge, but Allows Employer to Assert Affirmative Defense (Published: July 14, 2004)

Federal Legal Corner: Employer Liability for Constructive Discharge (Published: July 7, 2004)

Federal Legal Corner: Agency Liability for Discrimination (Published: June 30, 2004)

Federal Legal Corner: Arbitrator Reverses Performance-Based Removal (Published: June 23, 2004)

Federal Legal Corner: Concerns about DHS Employee Appeals (Published: June 16, 2004)

Federal Legal Corner: Unequal Pay Claims – When and Where Must You File? (Published: June 9, 2004)

Federal Legal Corner: Whistleblower Claim Prevails (Published: June 2, 2004)

Federal Legal Corner: Senate Passed Provision of the Civil Rights Tax Relief Act (Published: May 26, 2004)

Federal Legal Corner: Standing to Protest Contracting-Out Lacking (Published: May 19, 2004)

Federal Legal Corner: To Be Posted Soon (Published: May 12, 2004)

Federal Legal Corner: Reassignment Not Deemed Adverse Action (Published: May 5, 2004)

Federal Legal Corner: “EEOC Finds Agency Guilty of Disability Discrimination Where Agency Made Improper Requests for Medical Documentation From Employee” (Published: April 28, 2004)

Federal Legal Corner: Courts Address Religious Accommodations (Published: April 21, 2004)

Federal Legal Corner: EEOC Plans Experimental Program in Washington Field Office (Published: April 14, 2004)

Federal Legal Corner: How to Blow the Whistle on Your Boss – and Protect Yourself (Published: March 31, 2004)

Federal Legal Corner: How to Blow the Whistle on Your Boss – and Protect Yourself (Published: March 24, 2004)