Representing Bargaining Unit Employees in the Federal Sector

Outline of Material

1. Employee’s Rights and Responsibilities
1. Employee’s Rights and Responsibilities
2. Knowing the Manager’s Rights
3. Requirement to Cooperate: Go then Grieve
2. Defending Misconduct Investigations
1. Assistance to Employees
2. Right to Active Participation in Interviews
3. Instructions for employees
3. Warnings and Rights
1. Garrity
2. Kalkines
3. Miranda
4. Weingarten
5. Administrative
4. Preparing Eemployee/Witness
1. Clarification of Questions
2. Clarification of Answers
3. Multiple Interviewers
4. Mistakes in Interviews
5. Review of Transcript
6. Preparing Affidavits
7. Polygraphs
8. Interviews of the Subject
5. Defending Misconduct Cases
1. The Government’s Three-Part Burden
2. Detection of Misconduct
3. Search of the Worksite
6. Chapter 75 Actions
1. Jurisdiction
2. Burdens of Proof
3. Statute of Limitations
4. Double Jeopardy
5. Procedural Rules
6. Evidence rules
7. Charges
8. The Disciplinary and Adverse Action Process
7. Errors of Management and Related Issues
1. Errors of Management
2. Disparate Treatment
3. Disciplinary Action Checklist: The Douglas Factors
4. Lying and Impeding Investigations
5. Table of Penalties
8. Performance Based Actions
1. Chapter 43 Actions
2. Chapter 75 Actions
9. Merit Systems Protection Board Practice and Procedure
10. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Practice and Procedures
11. Arbitration Practice and Procedures
12. Security Clearance Process and Procedures
13. Discrimination Cases and Defenses
1. Discrimination
2. Retaliation
3. Disability
4. Defenses
14. Whistleblower Retaliation and Other Prohibited Personnel Practices
15. Specific Offenses
1. Insubordination
2. Critical and Malicious Statements/ Disrespect/ Slurs/Rule Violations
3. Threats and Assaults
4. Theft and Related Offenses
5. Leave Administration
6. Sexual Harassment and Misconduct

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