Federal Employee News: OPM Deputy Director will work to improve Federal Workforce diversity.

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January 23rd in Federal Disability Retirement, MSPB Appeals.

Here is a link to a great article about OPM Deputy Director Christine Griffin. Ms. Griffin is working to improve the Federal Government’s track record in hiring diverse applicants.  It appears that her focus will be on increasing diversity in Federal Government for females, Hispanics, and disabled workers.

The Federal Government is tasked, by law, with being the Model Employer for hiring and retaining and accommodating disabled employees.  However, in every year since 1994 (with one exception), the percentage of disabled [...]

MSPB: 3 decisions from the new Board remand “restoration rights” cases

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December 17th in Federal Disability Retirement, Federal Employee News, MSPB - Adverse Action Appeals (Performance and Discipline).

The  MSPB, with new Board members, issued three (3) decisions earlier this month.  Those three decisions had three things in common:

1) The employing Agency was the USPS in each of the  MSPB appeals

2) Each of the  MSPB Judges reversed was from the San Francisco Regional Office

3) Each of the 3 cases dealt with “restoration rights” for Federal employees who had recovered from an on-the-job injury.

4) Each of the 3 cases reinforced the incorporation of the Americans with Disabilities Act and [...]