By FederalSoup Staff
As agencies reopen, the Office of Personnel Management has some suggestions on how agencies can use flexible work schedules to keep employees safe and help them balance work with caregiving.
By FederalSoup Staff
Feds working in high-risk, citizen-facing jobs who contract COVID-19 are facing a lower bar for workers’ comp approval, thanks to recent changes made by the Department of Labor to the claims process -- and a major union is expressing its approval.
By Lia Russell
The reversal pauses of the implementation of a new contract while a lawsuit against a subcomponent of the Federal Labor Relations Authority plays out.
By Lauren C. Williams
The Defense Department is planning to shift from pandemic footing to more normal operations, and is using White House issued criteria on declines in reported symptoms, declines in new cases and hospital access to determine when restrictions will be lifted.
By FederalSoup Staff
The Inspector General Independence Act would require the White House to notify Congress of any firings of IGs and only allow an IG to be removed for one of 10 documented reasons such as neglect of duty, malfeasance, permanent incapacity and abuse of power.
By FederalSoup Staff
Attendance demands often aren’t matched by measures to ensure employees’ safety.
By Mark Rockwell
Agencies are rethinking how they should plan for isolated employees working remotely for extended periods of time.
By FederalSoup Staff
Defense Secretary Mark Esper issued five-step guidance to local commanders who want to reduce health protection condition levels and resume normal and routine activities.