Managing the Federal Employee Discipline Process

Outline of Material

1. Rights and Responsibilities
1. Introduction
2. Rights and Responsibilities
3. The Manager’s Bill of Rights
4. Requirement to Cooperate
2. Proving a Misconduct Case
1. The Government’s Three-Part Burden
2. Detection of Misconduct
3. Search of the Worksite
4. Interviewing the Subject
5. Warnings
3. Taking Disciplinary Action Under Chapter 75
1. The Disciplinary and Adverse Action Process
2. Jurisdiction, Proof, Statute of Limitations, Double Jeopardy, and Procedural Rules
4. Specific Offenses
1. Insubordination
2. Critical and Malicious Statements/ Disrespect/ Slurs
3. Violation of Agency Rules
4. Threats and Assaults
5. Theft and Related Offenses
5. Employees with Medical Issues
1. Disability Discrimination
2. Leave Administration
6. Errors of Management and Related Issues
1. Errors of Management
2. Disciplinary Action Checklist: The Douglas Factors
3. Table of Penalties (Sample)
4. Disparate Treatment
5. Lying and Impeding Investigations

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